Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50166
Published: November 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100052
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50166
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mac_probe() and mac_remove() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50166
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ed4334fc9512f934fe2ae9c4cf7f8142e451b8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c2a3619d565fe16bf59b0a047bab103a2ee4490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dec67e0d9fbb087c2ab17bf1bd17208231c3bb1
- 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