#VU90468 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26900
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90468
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-2024-26900
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 bind_rdev_to_array() function in drivers/md/md.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/6d32c832a88513f65c2c2c9c75954ee8b387adea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1021ce46fc2fb6115f7e79d353941e6dcad366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cf350658736681b9d6b0b6e58c5c76b235bb4c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5b347efd1bda989846ffc74679d181222fb123
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a1787dc48213f6caea5ba7d47e0222e7fa34a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beaf11969fd5cbe6f09cefaa34df1ce8578e8dd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd0198f7ef06ae0d6636fb0578560857dead995
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31