#VU90005 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26840
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90005
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-2024-26840
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 kmem_cache_free() and cachefiles_daemon_unbind() functions in fs/cachefiles/bind.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/cb5466783793e66272624cf71925ae1d1ba32083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/037d5a949b0455540ef9aab34c10ddf54b65d285
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43eccc5823732ba6daab2511ed32dfc545a666d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94965be37add0983672e48ecb33cdbda92b62579
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b218e2f0a27a9f09428b1847b4580640b9d1e58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e921616320d159336b0ffadb09e9fb4945c7c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cac69912052a4def571fedf1cb9bb4ec590e25a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21a2f17566cbd64926fb8f16323972f7a064444
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.309
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.212
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.151
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8