#VU100118 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50190

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100118

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50190

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_init_tx_topology() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_verify_pkg(), ice_chk_pkg_version(), ice_find_buf_table(), ice_update_pkg(), ice_find_seg_in_pkg(), ice_get_set_tx_topo() and ice_cfg_tx_topo() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.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

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43544b4e30732c3d88f423252281915d5bc739b6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c188afdc36113760873ec78cbc036f6b05f77621

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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.