Resource management error in Linux kernel net vmxnet3 driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93842

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-2024-27026

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 vmxnet3_process_xdp() function in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_xdp.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/aba8659caf88017507419feea06069f529329ea6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8505ecc2d15473d679b8e06335434b84fffe86
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d017d19d5a9ad153e2dc23ed3c0e2e79ef5262
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e127ce7699c1e05279ee5ee61f00893e7bfa9671

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.