Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35978
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89973
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-2024-35978
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 hci_req_sync_complete() function in net/bluetooth/hci_request.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/89a32741f4217856066c198a4a7267bcdd1edd67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4beab84fbb50df3be1d8f8a976e6fe882ca65cb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8478394f76c748862ef179a16f651f752bdafaf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75193678cce993aa959e7764b6df2f599886dd06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66fab1e120b39f8f47a94186ddee36006fc02ca8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab5e44b9bac946bd49fd63264a08cd1ea494e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4cb8382fff6706436b66eafd9c0ee857ff0a9f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d355a926ab40f3ae7bc0b0a00cb0e3e8a5a810
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.313
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.156
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.87
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7