#VU103269 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57947
Published: January 23, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103269
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-2024-57947
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 nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_slow() function in net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c, within the nft_pipapo_lookup() and pipapo_get() functions in net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.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/69b6a67f7052905e928d75a0c5871de50e686986
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791a615b7ad2258c560f91852be54b0480837c93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8058c88ac0df21239daee54b5934d5c80ca9685f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/957a4d1c4c5849e4515c9fb4db21bf85318103dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9625c46ce6fd4f922595a4b32b1de5066d70464f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103