Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU88894

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-0639

Published: April 22, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU88894

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-2024-0639

CWE-ID: CWE-667

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the sctp_auto_asconf_init() function in net/sctp/socket.c. A local user can crash the kernel.

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