SB2024040860 - Denial of service in Linux kernel



SB2024040860 - Denial of service in Linux kernel

Published: April 8, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024040860
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46923)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the SYSCALL_DEFINE5() function in fs/namespace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.