Vulnerability identifier: #VU91547

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-2024-36900

CWE-ID: CWE-665

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 initialization within the hclgevf_init_hdev() and hclge_comm_cmd_uninit() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c, within the hclge_init_ae_dev() and pci_free_irq_vectors() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.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/72ede790f5a03c3957487400a1b72ebce293a2e7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c623fe0534806b627054da09b6f51b7b2f7b9cd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98bc78ce0909ccc92005e2cb6609ec6c7942f69
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d92abfbad88cf947c010baf34b075e40566095

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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.