SB2025012007 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio adc driver
Published: January 20, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012007
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-2024-57906)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ads8688_trigger_handler() function in drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.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/2a7377ccfd940cd6e9201756aff1e7852c266e69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455df95eb8f24a37abc549d6738fc8ee07eb623b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485570ed82b7a6bb109fa1d0a79998e21f7f4c73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe2672bc42a0dfe31bb539f8ce79d024aa7e46d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.125