SB2024071312 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hisilicon sec2 driver
Published: July 13, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024071312
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-2024-41002)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sec_alg_resource_free() function in drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec2/sec_crypto.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/a886bcb0f67d1e3d6b2da25b3519de59098200c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c42ce556ff65995c8875c9ed64141c14238e7e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f21886370db451b0fdc651f6e41550a1da70601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36810d2db3496bb8b4db7ccda666674a5efc7b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba4250757b4ae1680fea435a358d8093f254094
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.36