#VU101981 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56746
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101981
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-2024-56746
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 sh7760fb_alloc_mem() function in drivers/video/fbdev/sh7760fb.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/0d3fb3b3e9d66f7b6346e3b90bc0ff48683539ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29216bb390e36daeebef66abaa02d9751330252b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd9df8e5f34c6fc4217a7498c1fb3c352d4afc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40f4326ed05a3b3537556ff2a844958b9e779a98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bad37309c8b8bf1cfc893750df0951a804009ca0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10cd53e5a7fb3b7c6f83d4d9a5ea1d97a3ed9a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48cbfa90dce506030151915fa3346d67f964af4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4fbd70e15fafe36a7583954ce189aaf5536aeec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f89d17ae2ac42931be2a0153fecbf8533280c927
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.325
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.231
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.287
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64