Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43871

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43871

Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96287
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-2024-43871
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (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-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (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
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
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-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
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-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-marvell
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dtb-cavium
dtb-freescale
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-broadcom
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
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-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (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-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (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-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (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-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (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-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Guardium Data Protection
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
OpenShift Logging
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

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 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/base/devres.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-43871

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources