PT-2024-8439 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published

2024-04-17

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Updated

2025-09-29

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CVE-2024-26986

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 The issue is related to a memory leak in the Linux kernel's drm/amdkfd component, specifically in the kfd create process() function. This leak occurs due to a leaked mmget reference on an error handling code path triggered when attempting to create KFD processes while a GPU reset is in progress. The exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880
ALT-PU-2024-13979
BDU:2024-09998
CVE-2024-26986
MGASA-2024-0263
MGASA-2024-0266
SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
USN-6893-1
USN-6893-2
USN-6893-3
USN-6918-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu