#VU98861 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47675
Published: October 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98861
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-2024-47675
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 bpf_uprobe_multi_link_attach() function in kernel/trace/bpf_trace.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/790c630ab0e7d7aba6d186581d4627c09fce60f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1d782e5afbf7c50ba74ecc4ddc18a05d63e5ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf27834c3dd5d9abf7eb8e4ee87ee9e307eb25c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fe6e308abaea082c20fbf2aa5df8e14495622cf
- 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