Vulnerability identifier: #VU93672

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-2024-36887

CWE-ID: CWE-20

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 input validation within the e1000e_read_phy_reg_mdic() and e1000e_write_phy_reg_mdic() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.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/f8a139656c95db893a543159873c57a470d7376d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950d5226cd6bb83ba720961a8d4d5cf79e6afd57
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/387f295cb2150ed164905b648d76dfcbd3621778

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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.