Vulnerability identifier: #VU93336

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-2024-39469

CWE-ID: CWE-388

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 error handling within the nilfs_empty_dir() function in fs/nilfs2/dir.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/129dcd3e7d036218db3f59c82d82004b9539ed82
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d18b05eda7fa77f02114f15b02c009f28ee42346
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59f14875a96ef93f05b82ad3c980605f2cb444b5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7373a51e7998b508af7136530f3a997b286ce81c

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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.