#VU103747 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57949
Published: February 10, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103747
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57949
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the its_irq_set_vcpu_affinity() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cb2c6ce7da545f3b5cb1e6473ad7c3a6f08310
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c84ff2e788fce0099ee3e71a3ed258b1ca1a223
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93955a7788121ab5a0f7f27e988b2ed1135a4866
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b0e89610dd45ac6cf0d6f99bfa9ccc787db344
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.127