SB2024070557 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mmc host driver
Published: July 5, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070557
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-2024-39484)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the davinci_mmcsd_remove() and __exit_p() functions in drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.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/5ee241f72edc6dce5051a5f100eab6cc019d873e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7590da4c04dd4aa9c262da0231e978263861c6eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5ed0efe51d36b9ae9b64f133bf41cdbf56f584
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55c421b364482b61c4c45313a535e61ed5ae4ea3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ff7cfa02baabec907f6f29ea76634e6256d2ec4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea35157bb9b825faa0432bd0f7fbea37ff39aa1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162