Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-0443

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85581

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0443

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Linux kernel
Anolis OS
OpenShift Logging
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
IBM Storage Scale System
Storage Protect Plus Server
IBM Security Guardium

Install updates from vendor's website.

OpenShift Logging - update to 5.7.10
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-513.18.1.0.1
IBM Storage Scale System - addressed in versions 6.1.9.4, 6.2.1.0
Storage Protect Plus Server - update to 10.1.16.1
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p25

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0443
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257968
• https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20221215033132.230023-3-longman@redhat.com/
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077

• Denial of service in Linux kernel blkio
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Logging Subsystem 5.7 for Red Hat OpenShift
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Plus Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
• Anolis OS update for kernel