#VU100702 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53076
Published: November 20, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100702
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-2024-53076
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 iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-gts-helper.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62c11896683129790b8f5ab6eb7e695818b0b723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b304362ce836968b803e5d4c5f84dcb51a7bf0f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369f05688911b05216cfcd6ca74473bec87948d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.60