Linux Kernel up to 6.10.3 drm_syncobj_put memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.3 and classified as critical. This affects the function drm_syncobj_put. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory leak. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-42263. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function drm_syncobj_put. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Fix potential memory leak in the timestamp extension If fetching of userspace memory fails during the main loop, all drm sync objs looked up until that point will be leaked because of the missing drm_syncobj_put. Fix it by exporting and using a common cleanup helper. (cherry picked from commit 753ce4fea62182c77e1691ab4f9022008f25b62e)

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-42263 since 07/30/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212724 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7154-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9b5033ee2c5a/0e50fcc20bd8 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 (212724) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1875). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • IBM InfoSphere Guardium
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Broadcom Brocade SANnav
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  • SolarWinds Security Event Manager
  • IBM DataPower Gateway
  • Dell NetWorker

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 212724
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7154-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.10.4
Patch: 9b5033ee2c5a/0e50fcc20bd8

Timelineinfo

07/30/2024 🔍
08/17/2024 +18 days 🔍
08/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2026 +533 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274936
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1875 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2024 12:29
Updated: 02/01/2026 15:57
Changes: 08/17/2024 12:29 (58), 08/20/2024 15:05 (12), 12/13/2024 06:24 (2), 09/05/2025 03:09 (7), 02/01/2026 15:57 (1)
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