Resource management error in Linux kernel cgroup

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU96872

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-2024-44975

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 resource management error within the update_parent_effective_cpumask() function in kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.10 - 6.10.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d6c6cf8ef6a3c532aa159f5114077746a372d6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959ab6350add903e352890af53e86663739fcb9a
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11

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.