Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49984

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98855

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49984

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the v3d_get_cpu_reset_performance_params() and v3d_get_cpu_copy_performance_query_params() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (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-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (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-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.10.4, 6.10.14, 6.11, 6.11.3, 6.12
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ad583bd4938bf37d2709fc36901eb6f22f2722
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e50d72abe50204c7b19784a66e86da29dde32c2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9536f16be3970c170571efa707c13cd089c774e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32b5128d2c440368b5bf3a7a356823e235caabb
• 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-6.10.4
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12

• Memory leak in Linux kernel drm v3d driver
• Ubuntu update for linux-gkeop
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure