SB20250117136 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: January 17, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250117136
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57888)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the workqueue_softirq_dead(), __flush_workqueue() and start_flush_work() functions in kernel/workqueue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.