Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44982
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96828
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-2024-44982
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 dpu_plane_prepare_fb() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44982
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b8b65211a880af8fe8330a101e1e239a2d4008f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ecf85542169012765e4c2817cd3be6c2e009962
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c5815b07f4ee19d0b7e2ddf91ff9f03ecbf27d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02193c70723118889281f75b88722b26b58bf4ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa1a6283be390947d3649c482e5167186a37016
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.166
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48