Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel unix

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU90327

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26750

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the unix_gc() function in net/unix/garbage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c480d0f131862645d172ca9e25dc152b1a5c3a6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c795b21dd23d9514ae1c6646c3fb2c78b5be60
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9eac260369d0cf57ea53df95427125725507a0d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ba9e331559a30000c862eea313248707afa787
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa82ac51d63328714645c827775d64dbfd9941f3

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.