Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38539
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92293
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-2024-38539
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 cma_validate_port() function in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38539
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb127dc408bf7959a4920d04d16ce10e863686a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6564fc1818404254d1c9f7d75b403b4941516d26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a7fb93afd888793ef226e9665fbda98a95c48e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0731832d3b7420cbadba6a7f334363bc8dfb15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12