Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-54031
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102973
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-2024-54031
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-54031
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/277f00b0c2dca8794cf4837722960bdc4174911f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/352f8eaaabd008f09d1e176194edc261a7304084
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f49349c1963e507aa37c1ec05178faeb0103959
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542ed8145e6f9392e3d0a86a0e9027d2ffd183e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/607774a13764676d4b8be9c8b9c66b8cf3469043
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a14b46052eeb83175a95baf399283860b9d94c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d24cbc43cc7b41a0824b0bc6ec4d8436d8d7a9c0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9