#VU93255 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35958
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93255
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35958
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
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 ena_unmap_tx_buff() and ena_free_tx_bufs() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b26aa765f7437e1bbe8db4c1641b12bd5dd378f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdfbf54d128ab6ab255db138488f9650485795a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ff8fed3338898b70b2aad831386c78564912e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c7f2240d9835a7823d87f7460d8eae9f4e504c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c31baa07f01307b7ae05f3ce32b89d8e2ba0cc1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf02d9fe00632d22fa91d34749c7aacf397b6cde
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.156
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.87
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7