SB2024073110 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet ibm driver
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024073110
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-2024-41066)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ibmvnic_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.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/16ad1557cae582e79bb82dddd612d9bdfaa11d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/267c61c4afed0ff9a2e83462abad3f41d8ca1f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7b75def33eae61ddaad6cb616c517dc3882eb2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0983d288caf984de0202c66641577b739caad561
- 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