#VU102894 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57885
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102894
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-2024-57885
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 print_unreferenced() function in mm/kmemleak.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/64b2d32f22597b2a1dc83ac600b2426588851a97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d946f3f9992aaa12abcfd09f925446c2cd42a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cddc76b165161a02ff14c4d84d0f5266d9d32b9e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70