#VU98860 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49851
Published: October 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98860
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-2024-49851
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 tpm2_flush_space() function in drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-space.c, within the tpm_dev_transmit() function in drivers/char/tpm/tpm-dev-common.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/2c9b228938e9266a1065a3f4fe5c99b7235dc439
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc4e1f4492d114f9693950621b3ea42b2f82bec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84ceb546f30432fccea4891163f7050f5bee5dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82478cb8a23bd4f97935bbe60d64528c6d9918b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adf4ce162561222338cf2c9a2caa294527f7f721
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9f72d843c92fb6f4ff7460d774413cde7f254c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3aaebcbb7c6b403416f442d1de70d437ce313a7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54