SB2024062464 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel block
Published: June 24, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062464
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35974)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the blk_alloc_queue() function in block/blk-core.c, within the blkcg_css_online() and blkcg_init_disk() functions in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740ffad95ca8033bd6e080ed337655b13b4d38ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858c489d81d659af17a4d11cfaad2afb42e47a76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8ace080319a866f5dfe9da8e665ae51d971c54
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7