CVE-2024-35882

A memory leak vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's SUNRPC implementation for RPC-over-TCP. The issue occurs because the sock_sendmsg() function does not release all memory pages in the underlying bio_vec array, causing a slow memory leak that affects servers using NFS and can lead to memory exhaustion over time.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.