SB2025010937 - Resource management error in Linux kernel powerpc kernel
Published: January 9, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025010937
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-2024-56781)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the fixup_device_tree_chrp(), fixup_device_tree_pmac() and fixup_device_tree() functions in arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.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/0b94d838018fb0a824e0cd3149034928c99fb1b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/296a109fa77110ba5267fe0e90a26005eecc2726
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691284c2cd33ffaa0b35ce53b3286b90621e9dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5f0453a2228607333bff0c85238a3cb495d194
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a79a7e3c03ae2a07f68b5f24d5ed549f9799ec89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf89c9434af122f28a3552e6f9cc5158c33ce50a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee68554d2c03e32077f7b984e5289fdb005036d2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174