Vulnerability identifier: #VU93206

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-2024-26707

CWE-ID: CWE-399

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 resource management error within the send_hsr_supervision_frame() and send_prp_supervision_frame() functions in net/hsr/hsr_device.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/0d8011a878fdf96123bc0d6a12e2fe7ced5fddfb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de769423b2f053182a41317c4db5a927e90622a0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56440799fc4621c279df16176f83a995d056023a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923dea2a7ea9e1ef5ac4031fba461c1cc92e32b8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/547545e50c913861219947ce490c68a1776b9b51
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e8c97e539015637cb920d3e6f1e404f707a06e

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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.