#VU102492 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56781 

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#VU102492 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56781

Published: January 9, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102492
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-2024-56781
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software 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 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.

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