Vulnerability identifier: #VU95004

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-2024-41075

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 cachefiles_ondemand_fd_llseek(), cachefiles_ondemand_fd_ioctl() and cachefiles_ondemand_copen() functions in fs/cachefiles/ondemand.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/3b744884c0431b5a62c92900e64bfd0ed61e8e2a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d845ccd7bf527110a65fe953886a176c209539
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aaa6c5dd2940ab934d6cd296175f43dbb32b34a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a26dc49df37e996876f50a0210039b2d211fdd6f

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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.