Vulnerability identifier: #VU90446

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35829

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 lima_heap_alloc() function in drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_gem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2e80ac9344aebbff576453d5c0290b332e187ed
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746606d37d662c70ae1379fc658ee9c65f06880f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d51a91b41704704e395de6839c667b0f810bbf
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e25c0ee5665e8a768b8e21445db1f86e9156eb7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab14eccf5578af1dd5668a5f2d771df27683cab
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec6bb037e4a35fcbb5cd7bc78242d034ed893fcd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ae3eb470e52a3c41babe85ff8cee195e4dcbea

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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.