Resource management error in Linux kernel mm

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU95517

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-2024-42241

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 shmem_confirm_swap() and shmem_is_huge() functions in mm/shmem.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/93893eacb372b0a4a30f7de6609b08c3ba6c4fd9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25208ca9b0097f8e079d692fc678f36fdbc3f9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd154ba926b34c833b7bfc4c14ee2e931b3d743

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.