PT-2024-35621 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6
Ma Wupeng
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Published
2024-10-23
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2024-53175
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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 resolved in the Linux kernel. The problem occurs when percpu memory allocation fails during the creation of a new IPC namespace, and the failure is not handled properly, leading to a memory leak. The issue is caused by the improper release of ipc sysctls and mq sysctls. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.
Technical details about the issue include:
- The
create ipc nsfunction is involved in the issue. - The
msg init nsfunction may fail, leading to the memory leak. - The
setup mq sysctlsandcopy ipcsfunctions are also part of the affected code path. - The backtrace of the issue includes several kernel functions, such as
kmalloc node track caller noprof,kmemdup noprof, anddo syscall 64.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu