SB2025012011 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio light driver
Published: January 20, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012011
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-2024-57910)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vcnl4035_trigger_consumer_handler() function in drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.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/47b43e53c0a0edf5578d5d12f5fc71c019649279
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d245be86492974db3aeb048609542167f56518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a15ea87d4337479c9446b5d71616f4668337afed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6fb1c59776b4263634c472a5be8204c906ffc2c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10