Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26669
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90010
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-2024-26669
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 fl_tmplt_destroy() function in net/sched/cls_flower.c, within the tcf_block_playback_offloads() and tc_chain_tmplt_add() functions in net/sched/cls_api.c, within the void() function in include/net/sch_generic.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26669
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ed46144cff3598a5cf79955630e795ff9af5b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04709b2cc99ae31c346f79f0211752d7b74df01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f2a0afa95fae0d1ceec2ff06e0e816939964b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8