Resource management error in Linux kernel mm

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU95070

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-2024-41031

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 do_sync_mmap_readahead() 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/06b5a69c27ec405a3c3f2da8520ff1ee70b94a21
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef650d3b1b2a16473981b447f38705fe9b93972
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3390916aca7af1893ed2ebcdfee1d6fdb65bb058

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.