#VU100161 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50231

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100161

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-2024-50231

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 iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-gts-helper.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/38d6e8be234d87b0eedca50309e25051888b39d1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e41593825c3044efca0eb34b2d6ffba306e4ec
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691e79ffc42154a9c91dc3b7e96a307037b4be74

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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.