CVE-2024-0443
MEDIUMDescription
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.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-31407 | High | 8.6 | 2.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-31410 | High | 8.6 | 1.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-23263 | Medium | 5.9 | 1.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-32388 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-23264 | High | 8.1 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-3596 | High | 7.5 | 1.1% | - | - |
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