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CVE-2024-43871 MEDIUM

Published: 2024-08-21 | Last Modified: 2026-05-12 | Status: Modified

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().

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: devres: corrige la pérdida de memoria causada por la API del controlador devm_free_percpu(). Causará una pérdida de memoria cuando se usa la API del controlador devm_free_percpu() para liberar la memoria asignada por devm_alloc_percpu(), solucionada usando devres_release( ) en lugar de devres_destroy() dentro de devm_free_percpu().

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-401

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b1069c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369f6f7c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd360276e00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd31b258bc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd31b259ac0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd368864f40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd31b2f6200> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References