SB2024070709 - Resource management error in Linux kernel net vmxnet3 driver
Published: July 7, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070709
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27026)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba8659caf88017507419feea06069f529329ea6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8505ecc2d15473d679b8e06335434b84fffe86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d017d19d5a9ad153e2dc23ed3c0e2e79ef5262
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e127ce7699c1e05279ee5ee61f00893e7bfa9671
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2