#VU102232 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53195

Vulnerability identifier: #VU102232

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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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

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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.