#VU102007 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53178
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102007
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-2024-53178
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 find_or_create_cached_dir() and smb2_set_related() functions in fs/smb/client/cached_dir.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/1d76332d783db12684b67592f1fb2057b88af4c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fabf70d58388d5475e48ca8a6b7d2847b36678
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a57b25b4df23f22814fc06b7e8f9cf570be026
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afb86733685c64c604d32faf00fa4a1f22c2ab1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64