#VU96831 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44964

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96831

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-2024-44964

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 idpf_rx_init_buf_tail(), idpf_vport_open(), idpf_init_task(), idpf_initiate_soft_reset() and idpf_open() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b289f8d91537ec1e4f9c7b38b31b90d93b1419b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01032a2ca099ec8d619aaa916c3762aa62495df

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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.