Memory leak in Linux kernel riscv kernel



| Updated: 2025-05-13
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-35871
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: #VU91639

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-2024-35871

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 __asm__() and copy_thread() functions in arch/riscv/kernel/process.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 6.8.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9abc3e6f1116adb7a2d4fbb8ce20c37916976bf5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dff6072124f6df77bfd36951fbd88565746980ef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6583444d7e78dae750798552b65a2519ff3ca84
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00effef72c98294edb1efa87ffa0f6cfb61b36a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8dcba0691b8e42bddb61aab201e4d918a08e5d9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14fa1fcf69db9d070e75f1c4425211fa619dfc8
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-5.15.154
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.85
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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