Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43864
Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96289
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-2024-43864
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 mlx5_tc_ct_entry_destroy_mod_hdr() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-43864
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daab2cc17b6b6ab158566bba037e9551fd432b59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89064d09c56b44c668509bf793c410484f63f5ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025f2b85a5e5a46df14ecf162c3c80a957a36d0b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.45