Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57930

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103136

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57930

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the process_string() function in kernel/trace/trace_events.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool

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Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.176, 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.9, 6.13
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-79.0.0.72, 6.6.0-79.0.0.84

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bcdc9039a6e9e6e47ed689a37b8d57894a3c571
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631b1e09e213c86d5a4ce23d45c81af473bb0ac7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92bd18c74624e5eb9f96e70076aa46293f4b626f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a64e5295ebc4afdefe69cdf16cc286a60ff8ba4b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc6717628f959941d7b33728570568b4af1c4b8
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.176
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.124
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70

• Resource management error in Linux kernel trace
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel