#VU100118 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50190
Published: November 8, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100118
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-50190
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_init_tx_topology() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_verify_pkg(), ice_chk_pkg_version(), ice_find_buf_table(), ice_update_pkg(), ice_find_seg_in_pkg(), ice_get_set_tx_topo() and ice_cfg_tx_topo() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.