Memory leak in Linux kernel broadcom bnxt driver



| Updated: 2025-05-14
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-35972
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU89974

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35972

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.6 - 6.8.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60ed825530b8c0cc2b524efd39b1d696ec54004
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a9d6a7513f93d7faffcb341af0aa42be8218fe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac10c7d728d75bc9daaa8fade3c7a3273b9a9ff
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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