#VU101099 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53121
Published: December 3, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101099
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-2024-53121
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 lookup_fte_locked() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.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/094d1a2121cee1e85ab07d74388f94809dcfb5b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/933ef0d17f012b653e9e6006e3f50c8d0238b5ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca314419930f9135727e39d77e66262d5f7bef6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfba288f53192db08c68d4c568db9783fb9cb838
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.119