Bug 2161210 (CVE-2022-3544)

Summary:	CVE-2022-3544 Kernel: A flaw in damon_sysfs_add_target in mm/damon/sysfs.c in Netfilter leads to memory leak
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, bhu, chwhite, crwood, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dhoward, dvlasenk, ezulian, fhrbata, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rvrbovsk, scweaver, tyberry, vkumar, walters, williams
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 6.0	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in damon_sysfs_add_target in mm/damon/sysfs.c within the Netfilter component in the Linux Kernel. This issue may lead to a memory leak problem.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2023-01-20 17:52:11 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2161208

Description Rohit Keshri 2023-01-16 10:32:03 UTC

A vulnerability was found in damon_sysfs_add_target in mm/damon/sysfs.c of the component Netfilter in the Linux Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory leak problem.

Reference:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf-next.git/commit/?id=1c8e2349f2d033f634d046063b704b2ca6c46972

Comment 3 Rohit Keshri 2023-01-16 10:53:16 UTC

There was no shipped kernel version were seen affected with this problem. These files are not built in our source code.

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-01-20 17:52:09 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-3544