SB2024053076 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm nouveau driver
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024053076
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-2021-47423)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_debugfs.c. 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/df0c9418923679bc6d0060bdb1b5bf2c755159e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9d4c88b2edc7924e19c44909cfc3fa4e4d3d43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1508b09945bde393326a9dab73b1fc35f672d771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cd944bb87d9e575b94c07c952105eda745b459
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69556a42043b5444ca712ee889829ba89fdcba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3610045ca6e699331b6bb5c095c5565f30721
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5a8703a9c418c6fc54eb772712dfe7641e3991c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.251
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.287
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.73
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.153