#VU89977 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35883
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89977
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-2024-35883
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 pci1xxxx_spi_probe() function in drivers/spi/spi-pci1xxxx.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/4b31a226097cf8cc3c9de5e855d97757fdb2bf06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e5d9eb26705a9a76d2ef8bcba9ee2e195d653d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f886a7bfb3faf4c1021e73f045538008ce7634e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.5