#VU101986 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56715
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101986
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-2024-56715
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 ionic_lif_register() function in drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.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/9590d32e090ea2751e131ae5273859ca22f5ac14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5736f516a664a9e1ff74902663c64c423045d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da93a12876f8b969df7316dc93aac7e725f88252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2e931b2b46de9af7f681258e8ec8e2cd81cfc6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.7