#VU102492 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56781
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102492
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-2024-56781
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 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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b94d838018fb0a824e0cd3149034928c99fb1b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/296a109fa77110ba5267fe0e90a26005eecc2726
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691284c2cd33ffaa0b35ce53b3286b90621e9dc9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5f0453a2228607333bff0c85238a3cb495d194
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a79a7e3c03ae2a07f68b5f24d5ed549f9799ec89
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf89c9434af122f28a3552e6f9cc5158c33ce50a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee68554d2c03e32077f7b984e5289fdb005036d2
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.
