#VU97776 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46854
Published: September 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97776
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-2024-46854
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 dpaa_start_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.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/f43190e33224c49e1c7ebbc25923ff400d87ec00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fcac26216ce17886af3eb392355b459367af1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8eabc912fe9b9a62be1a5c6af5ad2196e90fc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd7ec083413c6a2e0c326d49e24ec7d12c7a9e0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.111
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.52