SB2024073109 - Memory leak in Linux kernel platforms pseries
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024073109
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-2024-41065)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.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/a7b952941ce07e1e7a2cafd08c64a98e14f553e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b16098148ea58a67430d90e20476be2377c3acd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59822f9d700349cd17968d22c979db23a2d347f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ee68686d1e2a5da35d5650be0be1ce06fe2ceb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e512a59b472684d8585125101ab03b86c2c1348a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5892212c27be31792ef1daa89c8dac1b3047e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a14150e1656f7a332a943154fc486504db4d586
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.223
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.164
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.281
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.42