Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-53103 CVE-2024-53164 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 CWE-399 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU101106
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: [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-2024-53103
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hvs_destruct() function in net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package linux-lowlatency to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 24.10
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
CPE2.3http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7238-3
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU102248
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: [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-2024-53164
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 choke_drop_by_idx() function in net/sched/sch_choke.c, within the cake_drop() function in net/sched/sch_cake.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package linux-lowlatency to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 24.10
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.11.0-1008-lowlatency (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1008.8
CPE2.3http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7238-3
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.