CVE-2024-56572 media: platform: allegro-dvt: Fix possible memory leak in allocate_buffers_internal()
A memory leak in the Allegro DVT driver allows attackers to exhaust system memory, causing 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-2024-56572?
CVE-2024-56572 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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:
media: platform: allegro-dvt: Fix possible memory leak in allocate_buffers_internal()
The buffer in the loop should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be a memory leak here.
To mitigate this, free the buffer when allegro_alloc_buffer fails.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56572?
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-2024-56572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-55503, AZL-55608, BELL-CVE-2024-56572, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56572, GHSA-f7pw-25q4-98v7, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-56572 and 1 more.