CVE-2024-49870 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 21
Latest updateApr 28
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cachefiles: fix dentry leak in cachefiles_open_file()
A dentry leak may be caused when a lookup cookie and a cull are concurrent:
P1 | P2
cachefiles_lookup_cookie
cachefiles_look_up_object
lookup_one_positive_unlocked
// get dentry
cachefiles_cull
inode->i_flags |= S_KERNEL_FILE;
cachefiles_open_file
cachefiles_mark_inode_in_use
__cachefiles_mark_inode_in_use
can_use = false
if (!(inode->i_flags & S_KERNEL_FILE))
can_use = tr…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6