#VU95049 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42150

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95049

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42150

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 resource management error within the txgbe_open() function in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c, within the txgbe_irq_enable(), txgbe_request_irq() and txgbe_setup_misc_irq() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c, within the wx_free_irq() function in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c, within the wx_sw_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/850103ebe6b062ee0ab0f6670205f861acc76ace
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd07a98178462e7a02ed2bf7dec90a00944c1da5

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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.