SB2024061043 - Denial of service in Linux kernel crypto



SB2024061043 - Denial of service in Linux kernel crypto

Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024061043
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52813)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the pcrypt_aead_encrypt() function in crypto/pcrypt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.