Vulnerability identifier: #VU94926

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-41065

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 alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.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/a7b952941ce07e1e7a2cafd08c64a98e14f553e6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b16098148ea58a67430d90e20476be2377c3acd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59822f9d700349cd17968d22c979db23a2d347f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ee68686d1e2a5da35d5650be0be1ce06fe2ceb2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e512a59b472684d8585125101ab03b86c2c1348a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5892212c27be31792ef1daa89c8dac1b3047e4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a14150e1656f7a332a943154fc486504db4d586

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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.