5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-42262
AMD Linux Kernel Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Fix potential memory leak in the performance extension If fetching of userspace memory fails during the main loop, all drm sync objs looked up until that point will be leaked because of the missing drm_syncobj_put. Fix it by exporting and using a common cleanup helper. (cherry picked from commit 484de39fa5f5b7bd0c5f2e2c5265167250ef7501)

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 19, 2024, 8:05 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-42262.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32df4abc44f24dbec239d43e2b26d5768c5d1a78 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5fdc48f7a63b8a98493c667505fe4d3864ae21 Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-42262 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32df4abc44f24dbec239d43e2b26d5768c5d1a78 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32df4abc44f24dbec239d43e2b26d5768c5d1a78 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5fdc48f7a63b8a98493c667505fe4d3864ae21 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5fdc48f7a63b8a98493c667505fe4d3864ae21 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8 up to (excluding) 6.10.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Fix potential memory leak in the performance extension If fetching of userspace memory fails during the main loop, all drm sync objs looked up until that point will be leaked because of the missing drm_syncobj_put. Fix it by exporting and using a common cleanup helper. (cherry picked from commit 484de39fa5f5b7bd0c5f2e2c5265167250ef7501)
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5fdc48f7a63b8a98493c667505fe4d3864ae21 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32df4abc44f24dbec239d43e2b26d5768c5d1a78 [No types assigned]
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