SB20240531377 - Memory leak in Linux kernel md driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531377
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-2024-26900)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the bind_rdev_to_array() function in drivers/md/md.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/6d32c832a88513f65c2c2c9c75954ee8b387adea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1021ce46fc2fb6115f7e79d353941e6dcad366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cf350658736681b9d6b0b6e58c5c76b235bb4c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5b347efd1bda989846ffc74679d181222fb123
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a1787dc48213f6caea5ba7d47e0222e7fa34a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beaf11969fd5cbe6f09cefaa34df1ce8578e8dd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd0198f7ef06ae0d6636fb0578560857dead995
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31