Vulnerability identifier: #VU93082

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-2024-38619

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 short_pack() and alauda_check_media() functions in drivers/usb/storage/alauda.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/16637fea001ab3c8df528a8995b3211906165a30
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e2eec76920a133dd49a4fbe4656d83596a1361
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc32639ec347e3365075b130f9953ef16cb13f1
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24bff7f714bdff97c2a75a0ff6a368cdf8ad5af4

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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.