Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53073

 

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53073

Published: November 20, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100738
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53073
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the nfsd4_copy() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool

How to mitigate CVE-2024-53073

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.7, 6.12
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.104.0.185, 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 5.10.0-239.0.0.141, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-239.0.0.138, 6.6.0-61.0.0.60

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