Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53229
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102217
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-53229
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the rxe_requester() function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53229
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31978d5c5aef034d96fc53b4a9cb3c6e11dbb94d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc341b5d761a8a16693fe406b8127e4378747f85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f26fae6075f136616d12a369b0ef7f0cf16436
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea4c990fa9e19ffef0648e40c566b94ba5ab31be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.127
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64