#VU102490 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56770
Published: January 9, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102490
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-2024-56770
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the tfifo_reset(), tfifo_enqueue(), netem_enqueue() and netem_dequeue() functions in net/sched/sch_netem.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/10df49cfca73dfbbdb6c4150d859f7e8926ae427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216509dda290f6db92c816dd54b83c1df9da9e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356078a5c55ec8d2061fcc009fb8599f5b0527f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3824c5fad18eeb7abe0c4fc966f29959552dca3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c6ab12f08dcc09d4c5ac86fdb89736b28f1d31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2047b0e216c8edce227d7c42f99ac2877dad0e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d4bc455047cf3903cd6f85f49978987dbb3027
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.232
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.288
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.67