Resource management error in Linux kernel iwlwifi mvm driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU92983

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27056

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the iwl_mvm_sta_ensure_queue() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c, within the __iwl_mvm_suspend() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.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

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed35a509390ef4011ea2226da5dd6f62b73873b5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78f65fbf421a61894c14a1b91fe2fb4437b3fe5f

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.