Vulnerability identifier: #VU89985

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35858

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 memory leak within the umac_init(), bcmasp_tx_poll(), bcmasp_init_tx() and bcmasp_netif_deinit() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09040baf8779ad880e0e0d0ea10e57aa929ef3ab
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2389ad1990163d29cba5480d693b4c2e31cc545c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f898fc2c31fbf0ac5ecd289f528a716464cb005

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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.