#VU87191 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-25744
Published: March 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87191
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-25744
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 missing access restrictions related to arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c and arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_amd.c. An untrusted VMM can trigger int80 syscall handling at any given point and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.