SB2025011734 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ipv4
Published: January 17, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025011734
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-2024-57841)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tcp_conn_request() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.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/2af69905180b3fea12f9c1db374b153a06977021
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f4aa4aa28142d53f8b06585c478476cfe325cfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d38959677291552d1b0ed2689a540af279b5bf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b190218c78d8aeecfba36ea3a90063b3ede52d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3f999bf8aee16e9da1c1224191abdc69e97c9d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.124