Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35871
Published: June 10, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91639
CSH Severity: 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-2024-35871
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 __asm__() and copy_thread() functions in arch/riscv/kernel/process.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/9abc3e6f1116adb7a2d4fbb8ce20c37916976bf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dff6072124f6df77bfd36951fbd88565746980ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6583444d7e78dae750798552b65a2519ff3ca84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00effef72c98294edb1efa87ffa0f6cfb61b36a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8dcba0691b8e42bddb61aab201e4d918a08e5d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14fa1fcf69db9d070e75f1c4425211fa619dfc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.154
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.85
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.5