Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27076
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89991
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-2024-27076
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 ipu_csc_scaler_release() function in drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csc-scaler.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/8c2e4efe1278cd2b230cdbf90a6cefbf00acc282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d0eebaf87cc9ccd05f779ec4a0589f95d6c18b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df9a3c7044b847e9c4dc7e683fd64c6b873f328
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d164ddc21e986dd9ad614b4b01746e5457aeb24f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2