SB2025012350 - Memory leak in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: January 23, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012350
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-2024-57947)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_slow() function in net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c, within the nft_pipapo_lookup() and pipapo_get() functions in net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.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/69b6a67f7052905e928d75a0c5871de50e686986
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791a615b7ad2258c560f91852be54b0480837c93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8058c88ac0df21239daee54b5934d5c80ca9685f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/957a4d1c4c5849e4515c9fb4db21bf85318103dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9625c46ce6fd4f922595a4b32b1de5066d70464f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103