GSD-2022-1006819 media: airspy: fix memory leak in airspy probe
A memory leak in the Linux kernel airspy driver probe function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1006819?
GSD-2022-1006819 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 14 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
media: airspy: fix memory leak in airspy probe
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 v6.0.3 by commit f4285dd02b6b2ca3435b65fb62c053dd9408fd71, it was introduced in version v6.0 by commit ca9dc8d06ab64543a6a31adac5003349c5671218. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1006819?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1006819?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1006819 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-2022-1006819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1006819 in the wild and no public exploit code.