Memory leak in Linux kernel spi driver



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-35883
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU89977

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35883

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pci1xxxx_spi_probe() function in drivers/spi/spi-pci1xxxx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3
External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b31a226097cf8cc3c9de5e855d97757fdb2bf06
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e5d9eb26705a9a76d2ef8bcba9ee2e195d653d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f886a7bfb3faf4c1021e73f045538008ce7634e


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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