Bug 2293688 (CVE-2024-38391)

Summary:	CVE-2024-38391 kernel: cxl/region: Fix cxlr_pmem leaks
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, rkeshri, vkumar
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 6.6.33, kernel 6.9.4, kernel 6.10-rc1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	[REJECTED CVE] A memory leak vulnerability has been identified in the Linux Kernel's cxl/region module. The issue occurs when an error path in the code fails to release memory allocated to cxlr_pmem, leading to a potential memory leak that could degrade system performance over time.	Story Points:	---
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Description Patrick Del Bello 2024-06-21 19:17:13 UTC

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

cxl/region: Fix cxlr_pmem leaks

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-38391 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024062138-CVE-2024-38391-c792@gregkh/T

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2024-08-14 00:52:04 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:5363 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5363

Comment 7 TEJ RATHI 2024-11-26 11:53:31 UTC

This CVE has been rejected upstream:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024070230-REJECTED-7dc8@gregkh/T/