Vulnerability identifier: #VU96184

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-2024-42306

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 udf_sb_free_bitmap() function in fs/udf/super.c, within the read_block_bitmap() and __load_block_bitmap() functions in fs/udf/balloc.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/271cab2ca00652bc984e269cf1208699a1e09cdd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57053b3bcf3403b80db6f65aba284d7dfe7326af
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca170c39eca7cad6e0cfeb24e351d8f8eddcd65
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90d4471146de21745980cba51ce88e7926bcc4f

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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.