#VU102232 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53195
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102232
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-2024-53195
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the DECLARE_KVM_NVHE_PER_CPU(), kvm_arch_vcpu_postcreate(), kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change(), kvm_vcpu_exit_request() and kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run() functions in arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c, within the get_timer_map() function in arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.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/38d7aacca09230fdb98a34194fec2af597e8e20d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16e2dba39ff6ae84bb8dc9c8e0fb21d9b2f6f5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2f9861f27571d47998d71e7516bf7216db0b52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe425d5239a28c21e0c83ee7a8f4cb210d29fdb4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2