SB2024053089 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mellanox mlxsw driver
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024053089
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35853)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_start() and mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_migrate() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f3fa7f5a748bf6e5c4eb742686d6952f854e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617e98ba4c50f4547c9eb0946b1cfc26937d70d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413a01886c3958d4b8aac23a3bff3d430b92093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b822644fd90992ee362c5e0c8d2556efc8856c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae8ff7b6d42e33943af462910bdcfa2ec0cb8cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3fd51f684a0711504f82de510da109ae639722d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca3f7a7b61393804c46f170743c3b839df13977
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.30