SB2024123004 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi qedi driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024123004
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-2024-56747)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qedi_alloc_and_init_sb() function in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.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/10a6fc486ac40a410f0fb84cc15161238eccd20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b775cf274cfbfa3da871a1108877e17b8b19e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e48e5b26b3edc0e1dd329201ffc924a7a1f9337
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bbdca4999bc59a72ebab01663d421d6ce5775d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d2011cbe039b25024831427b60ab91ee247066
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b778b5240485106abf665eb509cc01779ed0cb00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb8b45883eb072adba297922b67d1467082ac880
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfc76acaf2c4b43d1e140f1e4cbde15adb540bc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf92fad1f21be63427920c12f22227e5f757424
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.287