#VU90873 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35888

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90873

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-2024-35888

CWE-ID: CWE-908

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 use of uninitialized resource within the ip6erspan_rcv() function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c, within the erspan_rcv() function in net/ipv4/ip_gre.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
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06a939f72a24a7d8251f84cf4c042df86c6666ac
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54a0c79cdc2548729dd7e2e468b08c5af4d0df5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14b9f9503ec823ca75be766dcaeff4f0bfeca85
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0088101beee10fa809716d6245d915b09c37c7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db7fcb2b290c47c202b79528824f119fa28937d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3fdeecec5707678b0d1f18c259dadb97262e9d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ac328a5a4138a6c03dfc3f46017bd5c19167446
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17af420545a750f763025149fa7b833a4fc8b8f0

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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.