Vulnerability identifier: #VU94314

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-2024-40924

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 memory corruption within the drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h. 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/327280149066f0e5f2e50356b5823f76dabfe86e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a9883be3b98673333eec65c4a21cc18e60292eb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2552020fb714ff357182c3c179abfac2289f84d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e2b37e2ab660c3565d4cff27922bc70e79c3f1

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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.