#VU89983 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35852
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89983
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-2024-35852
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 mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_destroy() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.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/51cefc9da400b953fee749c9e5d26cd4a2b5d758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/857ed800133ffcfcee28582090b63b0cbb8ba59d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63d814d93c5cce4c18284adc810028f28dca493f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfe7bf9656ed2633718388f12b7c38b86414a04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de1aaefa75be9d0ec19c9a3e0e2f9696de20c6ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72dd6fcd7886d0523afbab8b4a4b22d17addd7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb4e2b70a7194b209fc7320bbf33b375f7114bd5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.30