Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27064

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27064

Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89993
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-2024-27064
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nf_tables_updchain() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default
kernel-syms-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-optional
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-exynos
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-allwinner
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb
dtb-lg
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amlogic
dtb-broadcom
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-amd
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-renesas
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
dtb-arm
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
dtb-amazon
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-nvidia
kernel-default-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dtb-rockchip
dtb-marvell
dtb-xilinx
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-syms
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27064

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8

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