SB20240530115 - Memory leak in Linux kernel net
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240530115
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26669)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the fl_tmplt_destroy() function in net/sched/cls_flower.c, within the tcf_block_playback_offloads() and tc_chain_tmplt_add() functions in net/sched/cls_api.c, within the void() function in include/net/sch_generic.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ed46144cff3598a5cf79955630e795ff9af5b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04709b2cc99ae31c346f79f0211752d7b74df01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f2a0afa95fae0d1ceec2ff06e0e816939964b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8