#VU87784 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-23196 

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#VU87784 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-23196

Published: March 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87784
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-2024-23196
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 a race condition within the snd_hdac_regmap_sync() function in sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c. A local user can exploit the race and crash the OS kernel.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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