SB2025012160 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel exfat
Published: January 21, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012160
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57940)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the exfat_readdir() function in fs/exfat/dir.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/31beabd0f47f8c3ed9965ba861c9e5b252d4920a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ea94f5cd117d56e573696d0045ab3044185a15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1d7afceb982e8f666e70a582e6b5aa806de063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fee873761bd978d077d8c55334b4966ac4cb7b59
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.234
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.125
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.72