#VU102083 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56615
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102083
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-2024-56615
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the dev_map_alloc(), dev_map_delete_elem() and dev_map_hash_delete_elem() functions in kernel/bpf/devmap.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/0f170e91d3063ca60baec4bd9f544faf3bfe29eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/178e31df1fb3d9e0890eb471da16709cbc82edee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f3de869865f9c3da0508a5ea29f6f4c1889057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e858930695d3ebec423e85384c95427258c294f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98c03d05936d846073df8f550e9e8bf0dde1d77f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab244dd7cf4c291f82faacdc50b45cc0f55b674d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad34306ac6836e5dd096b7d0ad4aa20cb7c8d9e5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174