Linux Kernel up to 6.8.1 ttpci budget_av_attach memory leak

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.1. This affects the function budget_av_attach of the component ttpci. Such manipulation leads to memory leak.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-27073. No exploit exists.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function budget_av_attach of the component ttpci. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ttpci: fix two memleaks in budget_av_attach When saa7146_register_device and saa7146_vv_init fails, budget_av_attach should free the resources it allocates, like the error-handling of ttpci_budget_init does. Besides, there are two fixme comment refers to such deallocations.
The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-27073 since 02/19/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 246830 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-27073), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2 or 6.9-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch af37aed04997/910363473e4b/24e51d6eb578/55ca0c7eae84/7393c681f9aa/1597cd1a88cf/656b8cc123d7/d0b07f712bf6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (246830) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1008). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Affected
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Oracle VM
- EMC Avamar
- IBM QRadar SIEM
- Dell NetWorker
- IBM Security Guardium
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Broadcom Brocade SANnav
- Open Source Linux Kernel
- IBM Business Automation Workflow
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
- Dell Avamar
- Juniper Junos Space
- IBM DataPower Gateway
- IBM Storage Scale System
- SolarWinds Security Event Manager
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
- Dell PowerScale OneFS
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 5.4.272
- 5.10.213
- 5.15.152
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.4
- 6.1.5
- 6.1.6
- 6.1.7
- 6.1.8
- 6.1.9
- 6.1.10
- 6.1.11
- 6.1.12
- 6.1.13
- 6.1.14
- 6.1.15
- 6.1.16
- 6.1.17
- 6.1.18
- 6.1.19
- 6.1.20
- 6.1.21
- 6.1.22
- 6.1.23
- 6.1.24
- 6.1.25
- 6.1.26
- 6.1.27
- 6.1.28
- 6.1.29
- 6.1.30
- 6.1.31
- 6.1.32
- 6.1.33
- 6.1.34
- 6.1.35
- 6.1.36
- 6.1.37
- 6.1.38
- 6.1.39
- 6.1.40
- 6.1.41
- 6.1.42
- 6.1.43
- 6.1.44
- 6.1.45
- 6.1.46
- 6.1.47
- 6.1.48
- 6.1.49
- 6.1.50
- 6.1.51
- 6.1.52
- 6.1.53
- 6.1.54
- 6.1.55
- 6.1.56
- 6.1.57
- 6.1.58
- 6.1.59
- 6.1.60
- 6.1.61
- 6.1.62
- 6.1.63
- 6.1.64
- 6.1.65
- 6.1.66
- 6.1.67
- 6.1.68
- 6.1.69
- 6.1.70
- 6.1.71
- 6.1.72
- 6.1.73
- 6.1.74
- 6.1.75
- 6.1.76
- 6.1.77
- 6.1.78
- 6.1.79
- 6.1.80
- 6.1.81
- 6.1.82
- 6.6.0
- 6.6.1
- 6.6.2
- 6.6.3
- 6.6.4
- 6.6.5
- 6.6.6
- 6.6.7
- 6.6.8
- 6.6.9
- 6.6.10
- 6.6.11
- 6.6.12
- 6.6.13
- 6.6.14
- 6.6.15
- 6.6.16
- 6.6.17
- 6.6.18
- 6.6.19
- 6.6.20
- 6.6.21
- 6.6.22
- 6.7.0
- 6.7.1
- 6.7.2
- 6.7.3
- 6.7.4
- 6.7.5
- 6.7.6
- 6.7.7
- 6.7.8
- 6.7.9
- 6.7.10
- 6.8.0
- 6.8.1
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory leakCWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Nessus ID: 246830
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-27073
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Kernel 5.4.273/5.10.214/5.15.153/6.1.83/6.6.23/6.7.11/6.8.2/6.9-rc1
Patch: af37aed04997/910363473e4b/24e51d6eb578/55ca0c7eae84/7393c681f9aa/1597cd1a88cf/656b8cc123d7/d0b07f712bf6
Timeline
02/19/2024 🔍05/01/2024 🔍
05/01/2024 🔍
02/07/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-27073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-262682
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1008 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service
Entry
Created: 05/01/2024 15:31Updated: 02/07/2026 19:02
Changes: 05/01/2024 15:31 (58), 11/07/2024 02:48 (12), 08/03/2025 10:50 (7), 08/10/2025 19:36 (2), 02/07/2026 19:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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