Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27391

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91643

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-2024-27391

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wilc_netdev_ifc_init() function in drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c, within the wilc_cfg80211_init() function in drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/515cc676dfbce40d93c92b1ff3c1070e917f4e52
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4041c60a9d543b3ad50225385b072ba68e96166e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ae293d1d255f622318fce6eeea2e18f9fde5c1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab0c303ccabfd6bdce14432792d41090070008c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/328efda22af81130c2ad981c110518cb29ff2f1d
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2

• Memory leak in Linux kernel microchip wilc1000 driver
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle