Vulnerability identifier: #VU92363

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-2024-38594

CWE-ID: CWE-667

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 locking within the tc_taprio_configure() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c, within the stmmac_adjust_time() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.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/487f9030b1ef34bab123f2df2a4ccbe01ba84416
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f476aff2d8da1a189621c4c16a76a6c534e4312
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ac9e7f2e5786bd37c5cd91132e1f39c29b8197

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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.