SB20240608257 - Memory leak in Linux kernel keys trusted-keys
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608257
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-2024-36967)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tpm2_key_encode() function in security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm2.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/1e6914fa8e7798bcf3ce4a5b96ea4ac1d5571cdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d91238b590bd883c86ba7707c5c9096469c08b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62835264d0352be6086975f18fdfed2b5520b13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/189c768932d435045b1fae12bf63e53866f06a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf26a92f560eed5d6ddc3d441cc645950cbabc56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffcaa2172cc1a85ddb8b783de96d38ca8855e248
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.160
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.92
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.32
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.11