Vulnerability identifier: #VU91613

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-2024-36955

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 is_link_enabled() function in sound/hda/intel-sdw-acpi.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/bd2d9641a39e6b5244230c4b41c4aca83b54b377
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722d33c442e66e4aabd3e778958d696ff3a2777e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db626d2730d3d80fd31638169054b1e507f07bf
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef6ecf98ce309b1f4e5a25cddd5965d01feea07
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c158cf914713efc3bcdc25680c7156c48c12ef6a

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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.