Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42236

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42236

Published: August 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95502
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-2024-42236
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
cluster-md-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-aarch64
dtb-arm
dtb-amazon
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amlogic
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-nvidia
dtb-marvell
dtb-cavium
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-amd
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dtb-freescale
dtb-allwinner
dtb-lg
dtb-sprd
dtb-broadcom
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (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-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (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-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-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-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (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-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (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-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
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 usb_string_copy() function in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42236

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources