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CVE-2024-26840

cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache()

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() The following memory leak was reported after unbinding /dev/cachefiles: ==================================================================
unreferenced object 0xffff9b674176e3c0 (size 192): comm "cachefilesd2", pid 680, jiffies 4294881224 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc ea38a44b): [<ffffffff8eb8a1a5>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2d5/0x370 [<ffffffff8e917f86>] prepare_creds+0x26/0x2e0 [<ffffffffc002eeef>] cachefiles_determine_cache_security+0x1f/0x120 [<ffffffffc00243ec>] cachefiles_add_cache+0x13c/0x3a0 [<ffffffffc0025216>] cachefiles_daemon_write+0x146/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8ebc4a3b>] vfs_write+0xcb/0x520 [<ffffffff8ebc5069>] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 [<ffffffff8f6d4662>] do_syscall_64+0x72/0x140 [<ffffffff8f8000aa>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
================================================================== Put the reference count of cache_cred in cachefiles_daemon_unbind() to
fix the problem. And also put cache_cred in cachefiles_add_cache() error
branch to avoid memory leaks.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: cachefiles: corrige la pérdida de memoria en cachefiles_add_cache() Se informó la siguiente pérdida de memoria después de desvincular /dev/cachefiles: ================= ==================================================== objeto sin referencia 0xffff9b674176e3c0 (tamaño 192): comm "cachefilesd2", pid 680, jiffies 4294881224 volcado hexadecimal (primeros 32 bytes): 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ retroceso (crc ea38a44b): [ ] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2d5/0x370 [] prepare_creds+0x26/0x2e0 [] cachefiles_determine_cache_security+0x1f/0x120 [] cachefiles_add_cache+0x13c/0x 3a0 [] cachefiles_daemon_write+0x146/0x1c0 [ ] vfs_write+0xcb/0x520 [] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 [] do_syscall_64+0x72/0x140 [] Entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 =============== ==================================================== == Coloque el recuento de referencias de cache_cred en cachefiles_daemon_unbind() para solucionar el problema. Y también coloque cache_cred en la rama de error cachefiles_add_cache() para evitar pérdidas de memoria.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: fix memory leak in cachefiles_add_cache() The following memory leak was reported after unbinding /dev/cachefiles: ================================================================== unreferenced object 0xffff9b674176e3c0 (size 192): comm "cachefilesd2", pid 680, jiffies 4294881224 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc ea38a44b): [<ffffffff8eb8a1a5>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2d5/0x370 [<ffffffff8e917f86>] prepare_creds+0x26/0x2e0 [<ffffffffc002eeef>] cachefiles_determine_cache_security+0x1f/0x120 [<ffffffffc00243ec>] cachefiles_add_cache+0x13c/0x3a0 [<ffffffffc0025216>] cachefiles_daemon_write+0x146/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8ebc4a3b>] vfs_write+0xcb/0x520 [<ffffffff8ebc5069>] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 [<ffffffff8f6d4662>] do_syscall_64+0x72/0x140 [<ffffffff8f8000aa>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 ================================================================== Put the reference count of cache_cred in cachefiles_daemon_unbind() to fix the problem. And also put cache_cred in cachefiles_add_cache() error branch to avoid memory leaks.

Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
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  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-402: Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.30 < 4.19.309
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 5.4.271
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 5.10.212
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 5.15.151
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 6.1.80
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 6.6.19
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 6.7.7
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Linux
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>= 2.6.30 < 6.8
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