SB2024110743 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet broadcom driver
Published: November 7, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110743
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-2024-50171)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the bcm_sysport_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.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/5febfc545389805ce83d37f9f4317055b26dd7d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533d2f30aef272dade17870a509521c3afc38a03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b70478b984af3c9d0279c121df5ff94e2533dbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d5030a819c3589cf9948b1eee397b626ec590f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c401ed1c709948e57945485088413e1bb5e94bd1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59