SB2024062165 - Memory leak in Linux kernel cxl core driver
Published: June 21, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062165
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38391)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cxl_pmem_region_alloc() function in drivers/cxl/core/region.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/24b9362c9fa57f9291b380a3cc77b8b5c9fa27da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef8d414b07a1e85c1367324fb6c6a46b79269bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c987cf22d6b65ade46145c03eef13f0e3e81d83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33