SB2024061090 - Memory leak in Linux kernel x86 tools
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061090
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-2024-26816)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the print_absolute_relocs() function in arch/x86/tools/relocs.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/13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52018aa146e3cf76569a9b1e6e49a2b7c8d4a088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e7ff1a74274e59a2de9bb57236542aa990d20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cff9780297d55d97ad068b68b703cfe53ef9af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47635b112a64b7b208224962471e7e42f110e723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2a9f98d884205145fd155304a6955822ccca1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7079238f6faf1b94accfccf334e98b46a0c0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb59db49c9c0fccfd33b2209af4f7ae3c6ddf40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa8736370db1a78f0e8434344a484f9fd20be3b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.311
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2