SB2024110772 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel udf
Published: November 7, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110772
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) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50143)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the udf_current_aext() function in fs/udf/inode.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/4fc0d8660e391dcd8dde23c44d702be1f6846c61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72e445df65a0aa9066c6fe2b8736ba2fcca6dac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac49babc952f48d82676979b20885e480e69be8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52e0b92ed31dc62afbda15c243dcee0bb5bb58d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/264db9d666ad9a35075cc9ed9ec09d021580fbb1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59