Bug 2161185 (CVE-2022-3543)

Summary:	CVE-2022-3543 kernel: A flaw in unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock in net/unix/af_unix.c leads to memory leak
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, bhu, chwhite, crwood, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, fhrbata, fmaurer, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rvrbovsk, scweaver, sgrubb, tyberry, vkumar, walters, williams
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 6.1 RC1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock in net/unix/af_unix.c in the BPF component in the Linux Kernel. This issue may lead to a memory leak problem.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2161197, 2161198, 2161199, 2161200
Bug Blocks:	2161183

Description Rohit Keshri 2023-01-16 09:11:02 UTC

A vulnerability has been found in unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component BPF in the Linux Kernel. The manipulation may leak to a memory leak problem.

Reference:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=7a62ed61367b8fd01bae1e18e30602c25060d824