GSD-2022-1006436 soc: brcmstb: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak and __iomem leak bugs
A refcount and iomem leak in the Broadcom STB power management driver can lead to resource exhaustion and potential denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1006436?
GSD-2022-1006436 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 2 Oct 2022.
Official description
soc: brcmstb: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak and __iomem leak bugs
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v4.19.258 by commit 0284b4e6dec6088a41607aa3f42bf51edff01883, it was introduced in version v4.15 by commit 0b741b8234c86065fb6954d32d427b3f7e14756f. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1006436?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1006436?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1006436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is GSD-2022-1006436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1006436 in the wild and no public exploit code.