CVE-2024-50068

mm/damon/tests/sysfs-kunit.h: fix memory leak in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets()

Published Oct 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/damon/tests/sysfs-kunit.h: fix memory leak in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets()

The sysfs_target->regions allocated in damon_sysfs_regions_alloc() is not
freed in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets(), which cause the following memory
leak, free it to fix it.

unreferenced object 0xffffff80c2a8db80 (size 96):
comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 187, jiffies 4294894363
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
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 00 ................
backtrace (crc 0):
[<0000000001e3714d>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40
[<000000008e6835c1>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4
[<000000001286d9f8>] damon_sysfs_test_add_targets+0x1cc/0x738
[<0000000032ef8f77>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac
[<00000000f3edea23>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec
[<00000000adf936cf>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374
[<0000000041bb1628>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Linux

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`b8ee5575f763c239902f8523d82103a45c153b29`	affected	< 05d43455f6bffa6abc7b937ca58be00452e6973f
`b8ee5575f763c239902f8523d82103a45c153b29`	affected	< 2d6a1c835685de3b0c8e8dc871f60f4ef92ab01a

Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.7`	affected	—
`0`	unaffected	< 6.7
`6.11.5`	unaffected	≤ 6.11.*
`6.12`	unaffected	≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-44743	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/tests/sysfs-kunit.h: fix memory leak in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets() The sysfs_target->regions allocated in damon_sysfs_regions_alloc() is not freed in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets(), which cause the following memory leak, free it to fix it. unreferenced object 0xffffff80c2a8db80 (size 96): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 187, jiffies 4294894363 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 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 00 ................ backtrace (crc 0): [<0000000001e3714d>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<000000008e6835c1>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000001286d9f8>] damon_sysfs_test_add_targets+0x1cc/0x738 [<0000000032ef8f77>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<00000000f3edea23>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000adf936cf>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<0000000041bb1628>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Ubuntu USN	USN-7276-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7277-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7310-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7383-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7383-2	Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7384-1	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7384-2	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7385-1	Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7386-1	Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7403-1	Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7451-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7468-1	Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7523-1	Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7524-1	Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.180% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d43455f6bffa6abc7b937ca58be00452e6973f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d6a1c835685de3b0c8e8dc871f60f4ef92ab01a
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102930-CVE-2024-50068-2e3c@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50068
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50068

History

Oct 1, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00038}`	epss `{'score': 0.0004}`

Oct 30, 2024 5:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses		CWE-401
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel

Oct 30, 2024 2:00 AM Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102930-CVE-2024-50068-2e3c@gregkh/T https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50068
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` threat_severity `Moderate`

Oct 29, 2024 1:00 AM Description updated. Title updated. Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/tests/sysfs-kunit.h: fix memory leak in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets() The sysfs_target->regions allocated in damon_sysfs_regions_alloc() is not freed in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets(), which cause the following memory leak, free it to fix it. unreferenced object 0xffffff80c2a8db80 (size 96): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 187, jiffies 4294894363 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 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 00 ................ backtrace (crc 0): [<0000000001e3714d>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<000000008e6835c1>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000001286d9f8>] damon_sysfs_test_add_targets+0x1cc/0x738 [<0000000032ef8f77>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<00000000f3edea23>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000adf936cf>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<0000000041bb1628>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Title		mm/damon/tests/sysfs-kunit.h: fix memory leak in damon_sysfs_test_add_targets()
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d43455f6bffa6abc7b937ca58be00452e6973f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d6a1c835685de3b0c8e8dc871f60f4ef92ab01a