#VU102209 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53196
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102209
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-2024-53196
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 kvm_mmio_read_buf() and kvm_handle_mmio_return() functions in arch/arm64/kvm/mmio.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/1e46460efe1ef9a31748de7675ff8fe0d8601af2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af853cf5f897d55f42e9166f4db50e84e404fb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0571c3add987bcb69c2ffd7a70c998bf8ce60fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e735a5da64420a86be370b216c269b5dd8e830e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6b5d98fea4ee8cb443ea98fda520909e90d30e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.66