GSD-2022-1006652 ARC: mm: fix leakage of memory allocated for PTE
A memory leak in the ARC architecture's page table entry allocation allows attackers to potentially read sensitive data or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1006652?
GSD-2022-1006652 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 14 Nov 2022.
Official description
ARC: mm: fix leakage of memory allocated for PTE
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 v6.0.7 by commit d83a69966e8b6ae9dd447f3ac704c0223bceb7f7, it was introduced in version v5.15 by commit d9820ff76f95fa26d33e412254a89cd65b23142d. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1006652?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1006652?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1006652 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-2022-1006652 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1006652 in the wild and no public exploit code.