SB2024090573 - Resource management error in Linux kernel time
Published: September 5, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024090573
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44968)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot() and hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull() functions in kernel/time/tick-broadcast.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/f54abf332a2bc0413cfa8bd6a8511f7aa99faea0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91fb47ecacc178a83a77eeebd25cbaec18c01d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668c6c4a7e9e9f081c06b70f30104fb7013437ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541a900d245536d4809cb1aa322c3fcc2cdb58a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b3ec186ba93e333e9efe7254e7e31c1828e5d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d604933d5fd72dd37f24e1dc35f778297d745a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd12f85f150010ef7518201c63fa7e395f5c3e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6881e75237a84093d0986f56223db3724619f26e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.46