Memory Leak Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.52.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELCORE-10180351
  • published17 May 2025
  • disclosed14 May 2025

Introduced: 14 May 2025

NewCVE-2022-49011  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.52.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:7531.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (coretemp) fix pci device refcount leak in nv1a_ram_new()

As comment of pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() says, it returns a pci device with refcount increment, when finish using it, the caller must decrement the reference count by calling pci_dev_put(). So call it after using to avoid refcount leak.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1