SB2025030636 - Memory leak in Linux kernel realtek rtlwifi driver
Published: March 6, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025030636
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-2024-58063)
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 rtl_pci_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.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/32acebca0a51f5e372536bfdc0d7d332ab749013
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624cea89a0865a2bc3e00182a6b0f954a94328b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b76bab5c257463302c9e97f5d84d524457468eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ceefbfd8d447abc8aca8ab993a942803522c06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0b0d7baa8a6d42c7988f6e50c8f164cdf3fa47
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.129