Vulnerability identifier: #VU96171

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-2024-42272

CWE-ID: CWE-908

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 use of uninitialized resource within the DEFINE_MUTEX() and offsetof() functions in net/sched/act_ct.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/d06daf0ad645d9225a3ff6958dd82e1f3988fa64
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cc186d0973afce0e1237c37f7512c01981fb79
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b68869dbe14f1157c6a24ac71923db060eeab
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191a54f63225b548fd8346be3611c3219a24738

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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.