SB2024061044 - Denial of service in Linux kernel pstore
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061044
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27389)
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 pstore_put_backend_records() function in fs/pstore/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db6e5e16f1ee9e3b01d2f71c7f0ba945f4bf0f4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdf9006fc095af71da80e9b5f48a32e991b9ed3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9e802e49c24eeb3af35e9e8c04d526f35f112a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/340682ed1932b8e3bd0bfc6c31a0c6354eb57cc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43e0fc5e9134a46515de2f2f8d4100b74e50de3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2