Vulnerability identifier: #VU97193

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-2024-45025

CWE-ID: CWE-682

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 incorrect calculation within the free_fdtable_rcu(), copy_fdtable() and dup_fd() functions in fs/file.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/ee501f827f3db02d4e599afbbc1a7f8b792d05d7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e807487a1d5fd5d941f26578ae826ca815dbfcd6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5bf14881701119aeeda7cf685f3c226c7380df
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5053581fe5dfb09b58c65dd8462bf5dea71f41ff
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cad3b2b3ab81ca55f37405ffd1315bcc2948058
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd72ae8b0fce9c0bbe9582b9b50820f0407f8d8a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69d18f0ac7060de724511537810f10f29a27958
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2fa1472083580b6c66bdaf291f591e1170123a

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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.