Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26831

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26831

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90003
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-2024-26831
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 handshake_req_destroy_test1() function in net/handshake/handshake-test.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Confidential Computing Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-source-coco
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-exynos
dtb-amazon
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
dtb-rockchip
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
dtb-apple
dtb-arm
dtb-amd
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-build
dtb-amlogic
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
dtb-apm
dtb-renesas
dtb-broadcom
dtb-mediatek
dtb-freescale
dtb-nvidia
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1027-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26831

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.44.44, 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-44.44, 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-44.44, 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1020.21
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1020.21
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1020.23
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.24
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.24
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1024.26, 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.1024.26, 6.5.0.1024.26~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1027-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1027.28
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 10 IF01
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p30

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