#VU100730 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53066
Published: November 20, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100730
Vulnerability 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-2024-53066
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 nfs_fattr_init() function in fs/nfs/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ffd294fef81a7f3cd9528adf21560c04d98747
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbfcd261cc068fe1cd02a4e871275074a0daa4e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc5ea9231af9122d227c9c13f5e578fca48d2e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b453e8b108a5a93a6e348cf2ba4c9c138314a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6b2b2b981af8e7d7c62d34143acefa4e1edfe8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f749cb60a01f8391c760a1d6ecd938cadacf9549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9be0a21ae52b3b822d0eec4d14e909ab394f8a92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc270d7159699ad6d11decadfce9633f0f71c1db
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61