Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-53687 |
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU102975
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-2024-53687
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the arch/riscv/include/asm/kfence.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: 6.6 - 6.12.5
CPE2.3https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3abfc4130c4222099c69d023fed97f1180a8ad7b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f796a6a396d6f963f2cc8f5edd7dfba2cca097f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3431a8bb336cece8adc452437befa7d4534b2fd
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.6
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.67
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.