CVE-2024-56747 scsi: qedi: Fix a possible memory leak in qedi_alloc_and_init_sb()
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's qedi 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-2024-56747?
CVE-2024-56747 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 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:
scsi: qedi: Fix a possible memory leak in qedi_alloc_and_init_sb()
Hook "qedi_ops->common->sb_init = qed_sb_init" does not release the DMA memory sb_virt when it fails. Add dma_free_coherent() to free it. This is the same way as qedr_alloc_mem_sb() and qede_alloc_mem_sb().
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56747?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56747?
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-2024-56747 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56747 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-55053, AZL-55118, BELL-CVE-2024-56747, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56747, GHSA-hh4q-f8cf-8p2p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56747.