Memory leak in Linux kernel amd amdkfd driver

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU89994

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-2024-26986

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 kfd_create_process() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.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/aa02d43367a9adf8c85fb382fea4171fb266c8d0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcd876411644da98a6b4d5a18d32ca94c15bdb5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18921b205012568b45760753ad3146ddb9e2d4e2

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.