Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57930
Published: January 21, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103136
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-2024-57930
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 process_string() function in kernel/trace/trace_events.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57930
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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