SB2025012009 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio imu driver
Published: January 20, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012009
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57908)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the kmx61_trigger_handler() function in drivers/iio/imu/kmx61.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/565814cbbaa674d2901428796801de49a611e59d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6985ba4467e4b15b809043fa7740d1fb23a1897b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ae053113f6a226a2303caa4936a4c37f3bfff7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde312e257b59ecaa0fad3af9ec7e2370bb24639
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.72