Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-26840
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache()
The following memory leak was reported after unbinding /dev/cachefiles:
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unreferenced object 0xffff9b674176e3c0 (size 192):
comm "cachefilesd2", pid 680, jiffies 4294881224
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc ea38a44b):
[<ffffffff8eb8a1a5>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2d5/0x370
[<ffffffff8e917f86>] prepare_creds+0x26/0x2e0
[<ffffffffc002eeef>] cachefiles_determine_cache_security+0x1f/0x120
[<ffffffffc00243ec>] cachefiles_add_cache+0x13c/0x3a0
[<ffffffffc0025216>] cachefiles_daemon_write+0x146/0x1c0
[<ffffffff8ebc4a3b>] vfs_write+0xcb/0x520
[<ffffffff8ebc5069>] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
[<ffffffff8f6d4662>] do_syscall_64+0x72/0x140
[<ffffffff8f8000aa>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
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Put the reference count of cache_cred in cachefiles_daemon_unbind() to
fix the problem. And also put cache_cred in cachefiles_add_cache() error
branch to avoid memory leaks.
Products affected by CVE-2024-26840
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-26840
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-26840
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | 2025-01-07 |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
N/A
|
N/A
|
RedHat-CVE-2024-26840 | 2024-04-17 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-26840
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-26840
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94965be37add0983672e48ecb33cdbda92b62579
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e921616320d159336b0ffadb09e9fb4945c7c3
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3840-1] linux security updateMailing List
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cac69912052a4def571fedf1cb9bb4ec590e25a
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21a2f17566cbd64926fb8f16323972f7a064444
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43eccc5823732ba6daab2511ed32dfc545a666d8
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5466783793e66272624cf71925ae1d1ba32083
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b218e2f0a27a9f09428b1847b4580640b9d1e58
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/037d5a949b0455540ef9aab34c10ddf54b65d285
cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3842-1] linux-5.10 security updateMailing List
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