CVE-2024-50084

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the vcap api encode rule test() function. The issue was introduced after a fix for a use-after-free error was applied, which removed a necessary call to vcap free rule(). This has resulted in memory leaks, as evidenced by the presence of unreferenced objects. The issue is related to the vcap rule add key() and vcap rule add action() functions. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.