#VU96290 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43861


| Updated: 2025-05-12

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96290

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-43861

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 qmimux_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.19, 4.19.1, 4.19.2, 4.19.3, 4.19.4, 4.19.5, 4.19.6, 4.19.7, 4.19.8, 4.19.9, 4.19.10, 4.19.11, 4.19.12, 4.19.13, 4.19.14, 4.19.15, 4.19.16, 4.19.17, 4.19.18, 4.19.19, 4.19.20, 4.19.21, 4.19.22, 4.19.23, 4.19.24, 4.19.25, 4.19.26, 4.19.27, 4.19.28, 4.19.29, 4.19.30, 4.19.31, 4.19.32, 4.19.33, 4.19.34, 4.19.35, 4.19.36, 4.19.37, 4.19.38, 4.19.39, 4.19.40, 4.19.41, 4.19.42, 4.19.43, 4.19.44, 4.19.45, 4.19.46, 4.19.47, 4.19.48, 4.19.49, 4.19.50, 4.19.51, 4.19.52, 4.19.53, 4.19.54, 4.19.55, 4.19.56, 4.19.57, 4.19.58, 4.19.59, 4.19.60, 4.19.61, 4.19.62, 4.19.63, 4.19.64, 4.19.65, 4.19.66, 4.19.67, 4.19.68, 4.19.69, 4.19.70, 4.19.71, 4.19.72, 4.19.73, 4.19.74, 4.19.75, 4.19.76, 4.19.77, 4.19.78, 4.19.79, 4.19.80, 4.19.81, 4.19.82, 4.19.83, 4.19.84, 4.19.85, 4.19.86, 4.19.87, 4.19.88, 4.19.89, 4.19.90, 4.19.91, 4.19.92, 4.19.93, 4.19.94, 4.19.95, 4.19.96, 4.19.97, 4.19.98, 4.19.99, 4.19.100, 4.19.101, 4.19.102, 4.19.103, 4.19.104, 4.19.105, 4.19.106, 4.19.107, 4.19.108, 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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c90a69533b5bba73401ef884d033ea49ee99662
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c093449704017870604994ba9b813cdb9475a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87f52225e04a7001bf55bbd7a330fa4252327b5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4251a3deccad852b27e60625f31fba6cc14372f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da518cc9b64df391795d9952aed551e0f782e446
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c353227de14b0289298ffc3ba92058c4768384
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c5b91424fafc0f83852d961c10c7e43a001882
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab107544b777c3bd7feb9fe447367d8edd5b202
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.105
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.5
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.46


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.


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