Resource management error in Linux kernel

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93182

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-2024-36888

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 kick_pool() function in kernel/workqueue.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

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57824d4fe07c2131f8c48687cbd5ee2be60c767
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d559e70b3eb6623935cbe7f94c1912c1099777b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a01eafdcf78f6da34fad9ff075ed5dfdd9f420

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.