#VU94926 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41065

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94926

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-41065

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.4 - 5.4.280, 5.10 - 5.10.222, 5.15 - 5.15.163, 6.1 - 6.1.100, 6.6 - 6.6.41

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b952941ce07e1e7a2cafd08c64a98e14f553e6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b16098148ea58a67430d90e20476be2377c3acd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59822f9d700349cd17968d22c979db23a2d347f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ee68686d1e2a5da35d5650be0be1ce06fe2ceb2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e512a59b472684d8585125101ab03b86c2c1348a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5892212c27be31792ef1daa89c8dac1b3047e4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a14150e1656f7a332a943154fc486504db4d586
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.223
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.164
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.281
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.101
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.42

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?