Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35972
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89974
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-35972
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-35972
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60ed825530b8c0cc2b524efd39b1d696ec54004
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a9d6a7513f93d7faffcb341af0aa42be8218fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac10c7d728d75bc9daaa8fade3c7a3273b9a9ff
- 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