SB2024062766 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel
Published: June 27, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062766
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) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35947)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the ddebug_tokenize() function in lib/dynamic_debug.c. A local user can crash the OS kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c718bddddca9cbef177ac475b94c5c91147fb38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343081c21e56bd6690d342e2f5ae8c00183bf081
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41d8ac238ab1cab01a8c71798d61903304f4e79b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3c118cff7bcb0fe6aa84ae1f9080d50e31c561
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66c869b17c4c4dcf81d273b02cb0efe88e127ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a69e1bdd777ce51061111dc419801e8a2fd241cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529e1852785599160415e964ca322ee7add7aef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e7d3bea2ce7dac7bee1cf501fb071fd0ea8f6c
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OTB4HWU2PTVW5NEYHHLOCXDKG3PYA534/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00019.html