#VU93435 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35837

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93435

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-35837

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 mvpp2_bm_pool_cleanup() and mvpp2_bm_init() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f99138bf3b396f761600ab488054396fb5768f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af47faa6d3328406038b731794e7cf508c71affa
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec65f09c47d8c2d67f2bcad6cf05c490628d1ec
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/938729484cfa535e9987ed0f86f29a2ae3a8188b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc77f6ab5c3759df60ff87ed24f4d45df0f3b4c4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f538b415db862e74b8c5d3abbccfc1b2b6caa38
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

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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.