Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU85581

#VU85581 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-0443

Published: January 18, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85581

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-2024-0443

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the blkgs destruction path in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform denial of service attack.

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