#VU102084 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56614
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102084
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56614
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the xsk_map_delete_elem() function in net/xdp/xskmap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32cd3db7de97c0c7a018756ce66244342fd583f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d03f705e9d7aabebc6bfa5810f8aab6d176cbb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d486b5741d987d3e0e6be4ac22cafdf94e6d1a47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed08c93d5a9801cc8f224a046411fd603c538d07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8abd03f83d5fe81e76eb93e2c4373eb9f75fd8a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.66