#VU94922 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42152
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94922
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-2024-42152
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 nvmet_sq_destroy() function in drivers/nvme/target/core.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/2f3c22b1d3d7e86712253244797a651998c141fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4fed1443a6571d49c6ffe7d97af3bbe5ee6dff5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/940a71f08ef153ef807f751310b0648d1fa5d0da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5502c1f1d0d7472706cc1f201aecf1c935d302d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/818004f2a380420c19872171be716174d4985e33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c758b77d4a0a0ed3a1292b3fd7a2aeccd1a169a4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.222
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.98
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39