Denial of service in Linux kernel f2fs



| Updated: 2025-05-13
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-27035
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93857

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27035

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in fs/f2fs/compress.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.1 - 6.8.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54cce8137258a550b49cae45d09e024821fb28d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82704e598d7b33c7e45526e34d3c585426319bed
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3311694b9bcced233548574d414c91d39214684
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e8b17d0522c8f4daf0c4d9969b4d7358033532
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a430dd49e9cb021372b0ad91e60aeef9c6ced00
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2


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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