SB2024111921 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ocfs2
Published: November 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111921
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-2024-50265)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ocfs2_xa_remove() function in fs/ocfs2/xattr.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/38cbf13b2e7a31362babe411f7c2c3c52cd2734b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/168a9b8303fcb0317db4c06b23ce1c0ce2af4e10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7e6dcf90fe7721d0863067b6ca9a9442134692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcc8fe8c83145041cb6c80cac21f6173a3ff0204
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86dd0e8d42828923c68ad506933336bcd6f2317d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd73c942eed76a014c7a5597e6926435274d2c4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b5369528ee63c88371816178a05b5e664c87386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b63c0e01fba40e3992bc627272ec7b618ccaef7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61