CVE-2024-57872 scsi: ufs: pltfrm: Dellocate HBA during ufshcd_pltfrm_remove()
A memory leak in the Linux kernel UFS 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-2024-57872?
CVE-2024-57872 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 2025. 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: ufs: pltfrm: Dellocate HBA during ufshcd_pltfrm_remove()
This will ensure that the scsi host is cleaned up properly using scsi_host_dev_release(). Otherwise, it may lead to memory leaks.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57872?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-57872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-55730, AZL-55773, BELL-CVE-2024-57872, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57872, GHSA-6jqj-g976-vcvw, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-57872 and 3 more.