SB2024061061 - Memory leak in Linux kernel core
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061061
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-2023-52735)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sock_map_unhash(), sock_map_destroy() and sock_map_close() functions in net/core/sock_map.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/f312367f5246e04df564d341044286e9e37a97ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7499859881488da97589f3c79cc66fa75748ad49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4a79ba65a1ab479903fff2e604865d229b70a9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2