#VU102203 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56630
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102203
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-2024-56630
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the ocfs2_get_init_inode() function in fs/ocfs2/namei.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/03db61c43c8e2729896fda6b9a95c7fb5c875c20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c2c6d0564ca05348ba4f8f6eaf7a0713f56c15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/911fcc95b530615b484e8920741fc5e4bc4e684a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965b5dd1894f4525f38c1b5f99b0106a07dbb5db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c19ea59965ebb482e227532f7bbb01792fb028c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a84d507d3290aca249b44ae992af9e10590cc5f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5327720a4655303ffa3f632d86ee205dd783f32
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174