Resource management error in Linux kernel dma idxd driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93472

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-2024-35989

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 perf_event_cpu_offline() function in drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.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/9edd3aa34d50f27b97be30b2ba4a6af0945ff56b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/023b6390a15a98f9c3aa5e7da78d485d5384a08e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f976eca36cdf94e32fa4f865db0e7c427c9aa33c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47533176fdcef17b114a6f688bc872901c1ec6bb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f221033f5c24659dc6ad7e5cf18fb1b075f4a8be

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.