SB2024061078 - Memory leak in Linux kernel x86 mm
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061078
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-2024-35877)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the follow_phys() function in mm/memory.c, within the is_cow_mapping(), free_pfn_range() and untrack_pfn() functions in arch/x86/mm/pat.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/f18681daaec9665a15c5e7e0f591aad5d0ac622b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09e6bb53217bf388a0d2fd7fb21e74ab9dffc173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b2430b48f3c9eaccd2c3d2ad75bb540d4952f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfee26d1950250b14c5cb0a37b142f3fcc6396a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e93367e82752e475a33839a80b33bdbef1209f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51b7841f3fe84606ec0bd8da859d22e05e5419ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1341e4b32e1fb1b0acd002ccd56f07bd32f2abc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c35ab3bdae7fefbd7c7a7355f29fa03a035221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.312
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.155
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.85
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.5