#VU98850 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50013
Published: October 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98850
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-2024-50013
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 exfat_load_bitmap() function in fs/exfat/balloc.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/f692160d3e1e5450605071b8df8f7d08d9b09a83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf704c2ce3b73f38d2dd8cf1bb0f7ec038bdf63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1813e52f86eb8db0c6c9570251f2fcbc571f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0b3b35259475d1fe377bcaa565488e26684f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca359db1eb37f334267ebd7e3cab9a66d191d5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89081e8407e637463db5880d168e3652fb9f4330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b537b3e533f28e0d97293fe9293161fe8cd137
- 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/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55