Resource Leak Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-6914050
  • published20 May 2024
  • disclosed14 Dec 2023

Introduced: 14 Dec 2023

CVE-2024-0443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-402  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7370.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the blkgs destruction path in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel, leading to a cgroup blkio memory leakage problem. When a cgroup is being destroyed, cgroup_rstat_flush() is only called at css_release_work_fn(), which is called when the blkcg reference count reaches 0. This circular dependency will prevent blkcg and some blkgs from being freed after they are made offline. This issue may allow an attacker with a local access to cause system instability, such as an out of memory error.

CVSS Scores

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