SB2024123031 - Memory leak in Linux kernel smb client
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024123031
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-2024-53178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the find_or_create_cached_dir() and smb2_set_related() functions in fs/smb/client/cached_dir.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/1d76332d783db12684b67592f1fb2057b88af4c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fabf70d58388d5475e48ca8a6b7d2847b36678
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a57b25b4df23f22814fc06b7e8f9cf570be026
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afb86733685c64c604d32faf00fa4a1f22c2ab1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64