#VU102006 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53198
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102006
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-2024-53198
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 xenbus_dev_probe() function in drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.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/0aa9e30b5b4af5dd504801689d6d84c584290a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217bdce88b104269b73603b84d0ab4dd04f481bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f977a4c82d35d063f5fe198bbc501c4b1c5ea0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc0996d2fefe61219375fd650601724b8cf2d30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804b96f8d0a02fa10b92f28b2e042f9128ed3ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87106169b4ce26f85561f953d13d1fd86d99b612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc545da381ba0c651b2658966ac737032676f01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8823e6ff313465910edea07581627d85e68d9fd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174