Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26831
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90003
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-2024-26831
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 handshake_req_destroy_test1() function in net/handshake/handshake-test.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26831
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d74226e03df1bf19848f18344401f254345af912
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f97805b8df6e33850e225e6bd3ebd9e246920af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1d71cabb19ec2586827adfc60d68689c68c194
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8