PCI: Fix reset_method_store() memory leak
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reset_method_store() memory leak In reset_method_store(), a string is allocated via kstrndup() and assigned to the local "options". options is then used in with strsep() to find spaces: while ((name = strsep(&options, " ")) != NULL) { If there are no remaining spaces, then options is set to NULL by strsep(), so the subsequent kfree(options) doesn't free the memory allocated via kstrndup(). Fix by using a separate tmp_options to iterate with strsep() so options is preserved.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 and later | 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15 and later Fixed in 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.11.11; 6.12 to before 6.12.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.11.11; 6.12 to before 6.12.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56745
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxx5-v8qw-45p6
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403efb4457c0c8f8f51e904cc57d39193780c6bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/931d07ccffcc3614f20aaf602b31e89754e21c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e098baf6bc3f3a6aefc383509aba07e202f7ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/543d0eb40e45c6a51f1bff02f417b602e54472d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6fae61f3b993160aef5fe2b7141a83872c144f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2985b1844f3f3447f2d938eff1ef6762592065a5
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Sources
- CVE-2024-56745 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56745 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxx5-v8qw-45p6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-56745 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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