PT-2024-9800 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6
Yi Zhang
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Published
2024-05-12
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Updated
2025-09-29
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CVE-2024-38539
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 versions prior to 6.6.37
Description:
The vulnerability is related to a memory leak in the RDMA/cma component of the Linux kernel. The issue arises when the
rdma put gid attr function is not called when sgid attr is set to ERR PTR(-ENODEV). This can lead to a kernel memory leak, which can be detected by the kernel memory leak detector. The vulnerability can be exploited to cause a denial of service.Recommendations:
To resolve the issue, update the Linux kernel to version 6.6.37 or later. This version includes the fix for the RDMA/cma memory leak vulnerability.
Exploit
Fix
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu