Vulnerability identifier: #VU94293

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-2024-40931

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 mptcp_stream_connect() function in net/mptcp/protocol.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/208cd22ef5e57f82d38ec11c1a1703f9401d6dde
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9c7fc8600b64a86e4b47b2d190bba380267726
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03c46eabb3a67bd2993e237ab5517f00a5f1813
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1f0a46f8bb8890b90ab7194f0a0c8fe2a3fb57f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef473bf1dd7e8dd08bcc04b9e2d1bfed69a0a7ce
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8031b58c3a9b1db3ef68b3bd749fbee2e1e1aaa3

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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.