CVE-2024-50084

Oct. 30, 2024, 2:56 p.m.

5.5
Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: microchip: vcap api: Fix memory leaks in vcap_api_encode_rule_test() Commit a3c1e45156ad ("net: microchip: vcap: Fix use-after-free error in kunit test") fixed the use-after-free error, but introduced below memory leaks by removing necessary vcap_free_rule(), add it to fix it. unreferenced object 0xffffff80ca58b700 (size 192): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898264 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 12 7a 00 05 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 64 00 00 00 ..z.........d... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ................ backtrace (crc 9c09c3fe): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<0000000040a01b8d>] vcap_alloc_rule+0x3cc/0x9c4 [<000000003fe86110>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x1ac/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0400 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898265 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 04 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 18 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff ..........X..... 39 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 06 05 04 03 02 01 ff ff 9............... backtrace (crc daf014e9): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<00000000dfdb1e81>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x224/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0700 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898265 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 07 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 28 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff ........(.X..... 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 2f 03 b3 ec ff ff ff <......../...... backtrace (crc 8d877792): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000006eadfab7>] vcap_rule_add_action+0x2d0/0x52c [<00000000323475d1>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x4d4/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0900 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898266 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 09 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 80 06 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ................ 7d 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 }............... backtrace (crc 34181e56): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<00000000991e3564>] vcap_val_rule+0xcf0/0x13e8 [<00000000fc9868e5>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x678/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0980 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898266 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 18 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff 00 09 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ..X............. 67 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 74 88 c0 ff ff ff g.........t..... backtrace (crc 275fd9be): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<000000001396a1a2>] test_add_de ---truncated---

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
  • *, 6.12

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc1 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc2 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc3 / / / / / /

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 29, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 30, 2024, 2:56 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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