CVE-2024-25740

Summary

CVE-2024-25740 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting the UBI driver in the Linux kernel through version 6.7.4. This issue arises due to the failure to release the memory associated with kobj->name during the processing of UBI_IOCATT. This memory leak can lead to potential denial-of-service attacks or system instability. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending maliciously crafted input to the affected system, resulting in excessive memory consumption and potential system crashes. It is strongly recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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