Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57910
Published: January 20, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103006
CSH Severity: 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-2024-57910
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 vcnl4035_trigger_consumer_handler() function in drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.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/47b43e53c0a0edf5578d5d12f5fc71c019649279
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d245be86492974db3aeb048609542167f56518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a15ea87d4337479c9446b5d71616f4668337afed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6fb1c59776b4263634c472a5be8204c906ffc2c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10