Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-40926 |
CWE-ID | CWE-908 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU94292
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-2024-40926
CWE-ID:
CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the nouveau_display_hpd_resume(), nouveau_display_fini() and nouveau_display_create() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c, within the nv50_display_fini() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c, within the nv04_display_fini() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/disp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227349998e5740f14d531b0f0d704e66b1ed3c2f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b96a225377b6602299a03d2ce3c289b68cd41bb7
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.