SB20240624112 - Resource management error in Linux kernel xen driver
Published: June 24, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240624112
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-2024-27067)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the evtchn_free_ring(), evtchn_interrupt() and evtchn_unbind_from_user() functions in drivers/xen/evtchn.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/99e425032c6ec13584d3cd33846e0c7307501b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35485dad6e28f9b17884764d4692b1655cb848d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e2d4b58c1da48a32905802aaeadba7084b46895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51c23bd691c0f1fb95b29731c356c6fd69925d17
- 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