Vulnerability identifier: #VU95069

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-2024-41041

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 sock_set_flag() and spin_unlock() functions in net/ipv4/udp.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/7a67c4e47626e6daccda62888f8b096abb5d3940
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f965684c57c3117cfd2f754dd3270383c529fba
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf516e50bf8a7bc9b3bd8a9831f9c7a8131a32a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6db0d3ea6536e7120871e5448b3032570152ec6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5fd77ca13d657c6e99bf04f0917445e6a80231e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20ceae10623c3b29fdf7609690849475bcdebdb0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0b485a8c6116516f33925b9ce5b6104a6eadfd

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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.