#VU93017 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36281
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93017
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-2024-36281
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 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.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/b0a15cde37a8388e57573686f650a17208ae1212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc9ac559f2e21894c21ac5b0c85fb24a5cab266c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d66a4fa81da07bc4ed19f4e53b87263c2f8d38
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33