Vulnerability identifier: #VU90328

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-2024-26789

CWE-ID: CWE-125

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the ctr_encrypt() function in arch/arm64/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.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
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034e2d70b5c7f578200ad09955aeb2aa65d1164a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1291d278b5574819a7266568ce4c28bce9438705
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e8ecd4908b53941ab6f0f51584ab80c6c6606c4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c0cf6d19690141002889d72622b90fc01562ce4

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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.