SB2024123010 - Memory leak in Linux kernel pensando ionic driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024123010
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-2024-56715)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ionic_lif_register() function in drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.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/9590d32e090ea2751e131ae5273859ca22f5ac14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5736f516a664a9e1ff74902663c64c423045d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da93a12876f8b969df7316dc93aac7e725f88252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2e931b2b46de9af7f681258e8ec8e2cd81cfc6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.7