SB2025011736 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mm
Published: January 17, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025011736
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-2024-57885)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the print_unreferenced() function in mm/kmemleak.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/64b2d32f22597b2a1dc83ac600b2426588851a97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d946f3f9992aaa12abcfd09f925446c2cd42a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cddc76b165161a02ff14c4d84d0f5266d9d32b9e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70