Memory leak in Linux kernel drm v3d driver



| Updated: 2025-05-12
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-49984
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU98855

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49984

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the v3d_get_cpu_reset_performance_params() and v3d_get_cpu_copy_performance_query_params() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.10 - 6.11.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ad583bd4938bf37d2709fc36901eb6f22f2722
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e50d72abe50204c7b19784a66e86da29dde32c2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9536f16be3970c170571efa707c13cd089c774e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32b5128d2c440368b5bf3a7a356823e235caabb
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.4
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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