CVE-2024-38602

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.17-6.1.92, 6.2.0-6.6.32, 6.7.0-6.8.11, 6.9.0-6.9.2 - Memory Leak in AX.25 Device Reference Counting

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ax25: Fix reference count leak issues of ax25_dev The ax25_addr_ax25dev() and ax25_dev_device_down() exist a reference count leak issue of the object "ax25_dev". Memory leak issue in ax25_addr_ax25dev(): The reference count of the object "ax25_dev" can be increased multiple times in ax25_addr_ax25dev(). This will cause a memory leak. Memory leak issues in ax25_dev_device_down(): The reference count of ax25_dev is set to 1 in ax25_dev_device_up() and then increase the reference count when ax25_dev is added to ax25_dev_list. As a result, the reference count of ax25_dev is 2. But when the device is shutting down. The ax25_dev_device_down() drops the reference count once or twice depending on if we goto unlock_put or not, which will cause memory leak. As for the issue of ax25_addr_ax25dev(), it is impossible for one pointer to be on a list twice. So add a break in ax25_addr_ax25dev(). As for the issue of ax25_dev_device_down(), increase the reference count of ax25_dev once in ax25_dev_device_up() and decrease the reference count of ax25_dev after it is removed from the ax25_dev_list.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.7%
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