CVE-2024-38632 vfio/pci: fix potential memory leak in vfio_intx_enable()
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's VFIO PCI driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38632?
CVE-2024-38632 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vfio/pci: fix potential memory leak in vfio_intx_enable()
If vfio_irq_ctx_alloc() failed will lead to 'name' memory leak.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38632?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-38632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-38632, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38632, GHSA-27fg-vf5m-qmjj, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-38632, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38632.