Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53687
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102975
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-2024-53687
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 arch/riscv/include/asm/kfence.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53687
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3abfc4130c4222099c69d023fed97f1180a8ad7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f796a6a396d6f963f2cc8f5edd7dfba2cca097f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3431a8bb336cece8adc452437befa7d4534b2fd
- 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