#VU90002 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26894
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90002
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-2024-26894
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 acpi_processor_power_exit() function in drivers/acpi/processor_idle.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/d351bcadab6caa6d8ce7159ff4b77e2da35c09fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea96bf3f80625cddba1391a87613356b1b45716d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a30c81bf3cb9033fa9f5305baf7c377075e2e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cbaf4c793b0808532f4e7b40bc4be7cec2c78f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad9bcd4d754cc689c19dc04d2c44b82c1a5d6c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d48e5be107429ff5d824e7f2a00d1b610d36fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d14a4d0afb49a5b8535d414c782bb334860e73e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd5c2d0b09d5b6d3f0a7bbabe6761a4997e9dee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e18afcb7b2a12b635ac10081f943fcf84ddacc51
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.311
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2