#VU101921 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53146
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101921
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53146
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the decode_cb_compound4res() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 6.1, 6.1 rc1, 6.1 rc3, 6.1 rc7, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.8, 6.1.9, 6.1.10, 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14, 6.1.15, 6.1.16, 6.1.17, 6.1.18, 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.1.21, 6.1.22, 6.1.23, 6.1.24, 6.1.25, 6.1.26, 6.1.27, 6.1.28, 6.1.29, 6.1.30, 6.1.31, 6.1.32, 6.1.33, 6.1.34, 6.1.35, 6.1.36, 6.1.37, 6.1.38, 6.1.39, 6.1.40, 6.1.41, 6.1.42, 6.1.43, 6.1.44, 6.1.45, 6.1.46, 6.1.47, 6.1.48, 6.1.49, 6.1.50, 6.1.51, 6.1.52, 6.1.53, 6.1.54, 6.1.55, 6.1.56, 6.1.57, 6.1.58, 6.1.59, 6.1.60, 6.1.61, 6.1.62, 6.1.63, 6.1.64, 6.1.65, 6.1.66, 6.1.67, 6.1.68, 6.1.69, 6.1.70, 6.1.71, 6.1.72, 6.1.73, 6.1.74, 6.1.75, 6.1.76, 6.1.77, 6.1.78, 6.1.79, 6.1.80, 6.1.81, 6.1.82, 6.1.83, 6.1.84, 6.1.85, 6.1.86, 6.1.87, 6.1.88, 6.1.89, 6.1.90, 6.1.91, 6.1.92, 6.1.93, 6.1.94, 6.1.95, 6.1.96, 6.1.97, 6.1.98, 6.1.99, 6.1.100, 6.1.101, 6.1.102, 6.1.103, 6.1.104, 6.1.105, 6.1.106, 6.1.107, 6.1.108, 6.1.109, 6.1.110, 6.1.111, 6.1.112, 6.1.113, 6.1.114, 6.1.115, 6.1.116, 6.1.117, 6.1.118, 6.1.119
External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/084f797dbc7e52209a4ab6dbc7f0109268754eb9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c5f545c9a1f8a1869246f6f3ae8c17289d6a841
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/745f7ce5a95e783ba62fe774325829466aec2aa8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f33b92e5b18e904a481e6e208486da43e4dc841
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/842f1c27a1aef5367e535f9e85c8c3b06352151a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90adbae9dd158da8331d9fdd32077bd1af04f553
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd3394f9a7200d6b088553bf38e688620cd27af
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde654cad08fdaac370febb161ec41eb58e9d2a2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de53c5305184ca1333b87e695d329d1502d694ce
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120
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.
