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

iio: gts-helper: Fix memory leaks in iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table()

modprobe iio-test-gts and rmmod it, then the following memory leak
occurs:

unreferenced object 0xffffff80c810be00 (size 64):
comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1654, jiffies 4294913981
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
02 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 ........ ...@...
80 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 08 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc a63d875e):
[<0000000028c1b3c2>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40
[<000000001d6ecc87>] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2bc/0x3c0
[<00000000393795c1>] devm_iio_init_iio_gts+0x4b4/0x16f4
[<0000000071bb4b09>] 0xffffffdf052a62e0
[<000000000315bc18>] 0xffffffdf052a6488
[<00000000f9dc55b5>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac
[<00000000175a3fd4>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec
[<00000000f505065d>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374
[<00000000bbfb0e5d>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
unreferenced object 0xffffff80cbfe9e70 (size 16):
comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1658, jiffies 4294914015
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
10 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....@...........
backtrace (crc 857f0cb4):
[<0000000028c1b3c2>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40
[<000000001d6ecc87>] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2bc/0x3c0
[<00000000393795c1>] devm_iio_init_iio_gts+0x4b4/0x16f4
[<0000000071bb4b09>] 0xffffffdf052a62e0
[<000000007d089d45>] 0xffffffdf052a6864
[<00000000f9dc55b5>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac
[<00000000175a3fd4>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec
[<00000000f505065d>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374
[<00000000bbfb0e5d>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
......

It includes 5*5 times "size 64" memory leaks, which correspond to 5 times
test_init_iio_gain_scale() calls with gts_test_gains size 10 (10*size(int))
and gts_test_itimes size 5. It also includes 5*1 times "size 16"
memory leak, which correspond to one time __test_init_iio_gain_scale()
call with gts_test_gains_gain_low size 3 (3*size(int)) and gts_test_itimes
size 5.

The reason is that the per_time_gains[i] is not freed which is allocated in
the "gts->num_itime" for loop in iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table().
Published: 2024-11-09
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00023}

epss

{'score': 0.00024}


Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000


Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Sat, 09 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: gts-helper: Fix memory leaks in iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table() modprobe iio-test-gts and rmmod it, then the following memory leak occurs: unreferenced object 0xffffff80c810be00 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1654, jiffies 4294913981 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 02 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 ........ ...@... 80 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 08 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc a63d875e): [<0000000028c1b3c2>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<000000001d6ecc87>] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2bc/0x3c0 [<00000000393795c1>] devm_iio_init_iio_gts+0x4b4/0x16f4 [<0000000071bb4b09>] 0xffffffdf052a62e0 [<000000000315bc18>] 0xffffffdf052a6488 [<00000000f9dc55b5>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<00000000175a3fd4>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000f505065d>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000bbfb0e5d>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cbfe9e70 (size 16): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1658, jiffies 4294914015 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 10 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....@........... backtrace (crc 857f0cb4): [<0000000028c1b3c2>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<000000001d6ecc87>] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2bc/0x3c0 [<00000000393795c1>] devm_iio_init_iio_gts+0x4b4/0x16f4 [<0000000071bb4b09>] 0xffffffdf052a62e0 [<000000007d089d45>] 0xffffffdf052a6864 [<00000000f9dc55b5>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<00000000175a3fd4>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000f505065d>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000bbfb0e5d>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 ...... It includes 5*5 times "size 64" memory leaks, which correspond to 5 times test_init_iio_gain_scale() calls with gts_test_gains size 10 (10*size(int)) and gts_test_itimes size 5. It also includes 5*1 times "size 16" memory leak, which correspond to one time __test_init_iio_gain_scale() call with gts_test_gains_gain_low size 3 (3*size(int)) and gts_test_itimes size 5. The reason is that the per_time_gains[i] is not freed which is allocated in the "gts->num_itime" for loop in iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table().
Title iio: gts-helper: Fix memory leaks in iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table()
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:47:55.169Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.975Z

Link: CVE-2024-50231

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:23:37.072Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-11-09T11:15:09.057

Modified: 2025-10-01T21:16:08.523

Link: CVE-2024-50231

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-50231 - Bugzilla

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