Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57916
Published: January 20, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103044
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-2024-57916
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 pci1xxxx_gpio_irq_handler() function in drivers/misc/mchp_pci1xxxx/mchp_pci1xxxx_gpio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57916
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194f9f94a5169547d682e9bbcc5ae6d18a564735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25692750c0259c5b65afec467d97201a485e8a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d3749ec0cb56b7b98917c190a8c10cb54216fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79aef6187e16b2d32307c8ff610e9e04f7f86e1f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.125