Memory leak in Linux kernel sunrpc



| Updated: 2025-05-14
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-35882
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: #VU89978

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-2024-35882

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 svc_tcp_sendmsg() function in net/sunrpc/svcsock.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 - 6.8.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba1291172f935e6b6fe703161a948f3347400b8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ebedf7bcd17a1194a0a18122c885eb578ee882
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05258a0a69b3c5d2c003f818702c0a52b6fea861
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.26
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.5


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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