Improper locking in Linux kernel intel i40e driver

1) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU94994

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-2024-41047

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the i40e_xdp_setup() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.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/b399a68054dfb36eed121846ef5fcddba40b7740
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc336b2345f1485438c0eb7246d9c8a8d09f8ff
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5266302cb2c74d8ab0e9a69d5752fffaea70496e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0075b8c94d76830c7b6f018f6e4eeb0bf6465fdc
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fc5142ae6b06b61ed51a624f2732d6525d8ea3

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.