SB2024110874 - Resource management error in Linux kernel time
Published: November 8, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110874
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-2024-50195)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the pc_clock_settime() function in kernel/time/posix-clock.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/673a1c5a2998acbd429d6286e6cad10f17f4f073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8789fbe2bbf75845e45302cba6ffa44e1884d01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27abbde44b6e71ee3891de13e1a228aa7ce95bfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f169e398215e71361774d13bf91a0101283ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff7247101af723731ea42ed565d54fb8f341264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8794ac20a299b647ba9958f6d657051fc51a540
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.169
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.114
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58