SB2024111005 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio driver
Published: November 10, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111005
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-2024-50231)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-gts-helper.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/38d6e8be234d87b0eedca50309e25051888b39d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e41593825c3044efca0eb34b2d6ffba306e4ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691e79ffc42154a9c91dc3b7e96a307037b4be74
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.60