Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40932
Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94204
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-2024-40932
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 vidi_get_modes() function in drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_vidi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40932
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/540ca99729e28dbe902b01039a3b4bd74520a819
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebcf81504fef03f701b9711e43fea4fe2d82ebc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0acc356da8546b5c55aabfc2e2c5caa0ac9b0003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/777838c9b571674ef14dbddf671f372265879226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcba6bedb439581145d8aa6b0925209f23184ae1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a269c5701244db2722ae0fce5d1854f5d8f31224
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3ac233434dba130281db330c4b15665b2d2c4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e3825631b1f314b21e3ade00b5a4d737eb054e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.317
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.279
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.35