SB20240531340 - Memory leak in Linux kernel tipc
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531340
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-2024-36954)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tipc_buf_append() function in net/tipc/msg.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/01cd1b7b685751ee422d00d050292a3d277652d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f87fd9476cf9725d774e6dcb7d17859c6a6d1ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adbce6d20da6254c86425a8d4359b221b5ccbccd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c8471b0566c7539e7dd584b4d0ebd3cec8cb2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d03a82f4f8144befdc10518e732e2a60b34c870e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/614c5a5ae45a921595952117b2e2bd4d4bf9b574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3210d34fda4caff212cb53729e6bd46de604d565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bf6f81b29a8efaf5d0983251a7450e5794370d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.314
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.217
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.276
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10