Vulnerability identifier: #VU90947

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-2024-35809

CWE-ID: CWE-388

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 improper error handling within the pci_device_remove() function in drivers/pci/pci-driver.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/9a87375bb586515c0af63d5dcdcd58ec4acf20a6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d8aafcfe313511a98f165a54d0adceb34e54b1
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbe068b24409ef740657215605284fc7cdddd491
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc94dd36e48879e76ae7a8daea4ff322b7d9674
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/900b81caf00c89417172afe0e7e49ac4eb110f4b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d86ad8c3e152349454b82f37007ff6ba45f26989
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d534198311c345e4b062c4b88bb609efb8bd91d5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6347348c6aba52dda0b33296684cbb627bdc6970
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5286d4e7f68beab450deddbb6a32edd5ecf4bf

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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.