#VU90907 Reachable Assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36000
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90907
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-2024-36000
CWE-ID: CWE-617
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 reachable assertion within the alloc_huge_page() function in mm/hugetlb.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/4c806333efea1000a2a9620926f560ad2e1ca7cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c5d21db16a0910152ec8aa9d5a7aed72694505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538faabf31e9c53d8c870d114846fda958a0de10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b76b46902c2d0395488c8412e1116c2486cdfcb2
- 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-6.6.30