Resource management error in Linux kernel mm

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93781

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-26630

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 filemap_cachestat() function in mm/filemap.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/ba60fdf75e89ea762bb617be578dc47f27655117
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe7e008e0ce728252e4ec652cceebcc62211657c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75cb05d53f4a6823a32deb078de1366954a804

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.