Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57838
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102958
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-2024-57838
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the arch_init_kprobes() function in arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c, within the SYM_CODE_START() function in arch/s390/kernel/entry.S. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57838
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af22528fee8072b7adc007b8ca49cc4ea62689e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c9f2b856a075a34873d00788d2e8a250c1effd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473ffae3030188f1c6b80e1b3631a26b4adf7b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb7a2c3afcf8732dc65ea49c09147b07da1d993
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca687fdce5b95f84d91d6e36ac77047771eb3dfc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174