CVE-2024-38554

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.17-6.1.92, 6.2-6.6.32, 6.7-6.8.11, 6.9-6.9.2 - Memory Leak via AX.25 Device Shutdown

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ax25: Fix reference count leak issue of net_device There is a reference count leak issue of the object "net_device" in ax25_dev_device_down(). When the ax25 device is shutting down, the ax25_dev_device_down() drops the reference count of net_device one or zero times depending on if we goto unlock_put or not, which will cause memory leak. In order to solve the above issue, decrease the reference count of net_device after dev->ax25_ptr is set to null.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 6.1.93linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.33linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.8.12linux
linux/Kernel 6.9.0 - 6.9.3linux
Linux/Linux < 5.17
Linux/Linux 4.14.277 - 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.19.240 - 4.20
Linux/Linux 418993bbaafb0cd48f904ba68eeda052d624c821
Linux/Linux 5.10.112 - 5.11
Linux/Linux 5.15.35 - 5.16
... and 17 more
Published Jun 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026