SB2024071066 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: July 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024071066
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-2024-39489)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the seg6_hmac_init_algo() and seg6_hmac_net_init() functions in net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.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/afd5730969aec960a2fee4e5ee839a6014643976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a3fcf53725b70010d1cf869a2ba549fed6b8fb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daf341e0a2318b813427d5a78788c86f4a7f02be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d31ac85b4572d11f8071855c0ccb4f32d76c0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599a5654215092ac22bfc453f4fd3959c55ea821
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e44d6cbe8de983470c3d2f978649783384fdcb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6a99ef4e056c20a138a95cc51332b2b96c8f383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb9f4f19f8e37fde43dfecebc80292d179f56c6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33