Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47755
Published: October 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98859
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-2024-47755
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cmp_dpa() and scan_labels() functions in drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Anolis OS
kernel-devel
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
bpftool
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-core
kernel
Anolis OS
kernel-devel
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
bpftool
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-core
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47755
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
python3-perf - update to 5.10.134-19
perf - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.134-19
bpftool - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
python3-perf - update to 5.10.134-19
perf - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.134-19
bpftool - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel - update to 5.10.134-19
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45db20bdb5695d06478d35e05fb2550441bed890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18a672c62d735744c6340eb3f5e58934a5d34cf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/939053737edb49ba5bdc5846acb45f11d15b7ab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf0dfb3d183bbe0d0b6a6622c53d105074ad384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62c2aa6b1f565d2fc1ec11a6e9e8336ce37a6426
- 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-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54