Fedora 39 update for kernel



Published: 2024-03-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-26651
CWE-ID CWE-252
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Unchecked Return Value

EUVDB-ID: #VU87902

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-2024-26651

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing check of the return value from the usbnet_get_endpoints() function in drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c. A local user can crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

kernel: before 6.7.11-200.fc39

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-2fcce4ffb7


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.



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