#VU95078 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42229

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95078

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-2024-42229

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 setkey_unaligned() function in crypto/cipher.c, within the setkey_unaligned() function in crypto/aead.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/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210

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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.