SB2024110741 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet i825xx driver
Published: November 7, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110741
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-2024-50168)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sun3_82586_send_packet() function in drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/sun3_82586.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/9c6ce55e6f0bd1541f112833006b4052614c7d94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59