#VU100610 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50265
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100610
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-50265
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
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 ocfs2_xa_remove() function in fs/ocfs2/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38cbf13b2e7a31362babe411f7c2c3c52cd2734b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/168a9b8303fcb0317db4c06b23ce1c0ce2af4e10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7e6dcf90fe7721d0863067b6ca9a9442134692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcc8fe8c83145041cb6c80cac21f6173a3ff0204
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86dd0e8d42828923c68ad506933336bcd6f2317d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd73c942eed76a014c7a5597e6926435274d2c4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b5369528ee63c88371816178a05b5e664c87386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b63c0e01fba40e3992bc627272ec7b618ccaef7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61