SB2024123003 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi qedf driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024123003
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-2024-56748)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qedf_alloc_and_init_sb() function in drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.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/0e04bd5a11dffe8c1c0e4c9fc79f7d3cd6182dd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64654bf5efb3f748e6fc41227adda689618ce9c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a169dc69fbdaf114c40e2d56955bf6bd4fc3c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1832287b21ff68c4e3625e63cc7619edf5908b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97384449ddfc07f12ca75f510eb070020d7abb34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56777a3ef5b35e24a20c4418bcf88bad033807a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b514f45e0fe18d763a1afc34401b1585333cb329
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62c30429db3eb4ced35c7fcf6f04a61ce3a01bb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.231
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.287
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64