5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-43871
Linux devres Memory Leak
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devres: Fix memory leakage caused by driver API devm_free_percpu() It will cause memory leakage when use driver API devm_free_percpu() to free memory allocated by devm_alloc_percpu(), fixed by using devres_release() instead of devres_destroy() within devm_free_percpu().

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 21, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 3, 2024, 1:39 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-43871 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-43871 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 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/3047f99caec240a88ccd06197af2868da1af6a96 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3047f99caec240a88ccd06197af2868da1af6a96 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd0673e47664bc6c719ad47dadac6d55d5950d No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd0673e47664bc6c719ad47dadac6d55d5950d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700e8abd65b10792b2f179ce4e858f2ca2880f85 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700e8abd65b10792b2f179ce4e858f2ca2880f85 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95065edb8ebb27771d5f1e898eef6ab43dc6c87c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95065edb8ebb27771d5f1e898eef6ab43dc6c87c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b044588a16a978cd891cb3d665dd7ae06850d5bf No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b044588a16a978cd891cb3d665dd7ae06850d5bf Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67552d7c61f52f1271031adfa7834545ae99701 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67552d7c61f52f1271031adfa7834545ae99701 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd50a974097bb82d52a458bd3ee39fb723129a0c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd50a974097bb82d52a458bd3ee39fb723129a0c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56dcdca8f2a53abc3a83d388b8336447533d85 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56dcdca8f2a53abc3a83d388b8336447533d85 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.19.320 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.282 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.224 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.165 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.44 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.3
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devres: Fix memory leakage caused by driver API devm_free_percpu() It will cause memory leakage when use driver API devm_free_percpu() to free memory allocated by devm_alloc_percpu(), fixed by using devres_release() instead of devres_destroy() within devm_free_percpu().
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700e8abd65b10792b2f179ce4e858f2ca2880f85 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b044588a16a978cd891cb3d665dd7ae06850d5bf [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56dcdca8f2a53abc3a83d388b8336447533d85 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3047f99caec240a88ccd06197af2868da1af6a96 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd0673e47664bc6c719ad47dadac6d55d5950d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67552d7c61f52f1271031adfa7834545ae99701 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95065edb8ebb27771d5f1e898eef6ab43dc6c87c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd50a974097bb82d52a458bd3ee39fb723129a0c [No types assigned]
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