#VU95502 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42236
Published: August 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95502
Vulnerability risk: 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-2024-42236
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 usb_string_copy() function in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.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/a444c3fc264119801575ab086e03fb4952f23fd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95fbdde87e39e5e0ae27f28bf6711edfb985caa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8474a10c535e6a2024c3b06e37e4a3a23beb490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b8ee0d9826e8ed00e0bdfce3e46b98419b37ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d16f63d8030903e5031853e79d731ee5d474e70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1205033e912f9332c1dbefa812e6ceb0575ce0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eecfefad0953b2f31aaefa058f7f348ff39c4bba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3c721e686ea6c59e18289b400cc95c76e927e0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.318
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.222
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.280
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.41