SB2024070208 - Memory leak in Linux kernel block
Published: July 2, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070208
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-2024-26844)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the bio_copy_user_iov() function in block/blk-map.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/8fc80874103a5c20aebdc2401361aa01c817f75b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f1bae071de9967602807472921829a54b2e5956
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbaf9be337f7da25742acfce325119e3395b1f1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13f3956eb5681a4045a8dfdef48df5dc4d9f58a6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8