Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36882
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90736
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-2024-36882
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the page_cache_ra_order() function in mm/readahead.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36882
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7629ef6dda1564098aadeef38e5fbd11ee8627c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468971c3f4b8187f25334503b68050a0e1370147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6a1d16c6df3c30b03f0c6a92a2ba7f86dffb45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30153e4466647a17eebfced13eede5cbe4290e69
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10