PT-2024-33902 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Jinjie Ruan · Published 2024-10-16 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2024-50068

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the damon sysfs test add targets() function. The sysfs target->regions allocated in damon sysfs regions alloc() is not freed, causing a memory leak. This issue has been resolved by freeing the allocated memory.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-17211

BDU:2025-15065

CVE-2024-50068

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

USN-7276-1

USN-7277-1

USN-7310-1

USN-7383-1

USN-7383-2

USN-7384-1

USN-7384-2

USN-7385-1

USN-7386-1

USN-7403-1

USN-7451-1

USN-7468-1

USN-7523-1

USN-7524-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 1597

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/50xxx/CVE-2024-50068.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53166 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49943 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50249 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50205 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50277 · Vendor Advisory