Vulnerability identifier: #VU93857

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-27035

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 improper management of internal resources in fs/f2fs/compress.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54cce8137258a550b49cae45d09e024821fb28d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82704e598d7b33c7e45526e34d3c585426319bed
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3311694b9bcced233548574d414c91d39214684
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e8b17d0522c8f4daf0c4d9969b4d7358033532
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a430dd49e9cb021372b0ad91e60aeef9c6ced00

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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.