SB2024070348 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel tracefs
Published: July 3, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070348
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36963)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the DEFINE_SPINLOCK(), tracefs_apply_options() and tracefs_d_revalidate() functions in fs/tracefs/inode.c, within the eventfs_remount() function in fs/tracefs/event_inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f91fc82794d4a6e41cdcd02d00baa377d94ca78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414fb08628143203d29ccd0264b5a83fb9523c03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa23a8d4360d981a49913841a726edede5cdd54
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10