Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50084
Published: October 29, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99441
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-50084
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vcap_api_encode_rule_test() function in drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api_kunit.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50084
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b5342de51bda794791e013b90754774003a515
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/170792097bb21e5da77443b6a03d35489813eabe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217a3d98d1e9891a8b1438a27dfbc64ddf01f691
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58