Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41066

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41066

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94927
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-2024-41066
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
IBM Integrated Analytics System
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-263-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1143-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1145-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1086-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1139-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1138-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1142-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-263-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1160-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1177-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1178-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1185-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1140-aws (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-macros
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debug
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1058-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1127-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-xilinx
dtb-lg
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
dtb-amazon
dtb-amd
dtb-apm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-sprd
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-socionext
dtb-apple
dtb-rockchip
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-133-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-133-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-133-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-133-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-133-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-134-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-134-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-134-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra-rt (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1076-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1077-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1080-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1081-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1081-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Verify Governance
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
IBM Security Guardium

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 ibmvnic_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41066

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources