Vulnerability identifier: #VU93149

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-2024-35974

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 corruption within the blk_alloc_queue() function in block/blk-core.c, within the blkcg_css_online() and blkcg_init_disk() functions in block/blk-cgroup.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/740ffad95ca8033bd6e080ed337655b13b4d38ac
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858c489d81d659af17a4d11cfaad2afb42e47a76
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8ace080319a866f5dfe9da8e665ae51d971c54

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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.