Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36900
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91547
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-2024-36900
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 initialization within the hclgevf_init_hdev() and hclge_comm_cmd_uninit() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c, within the hclge_init_ae_dev() and pci_free_irq_vectors() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36900
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ede790f5a03c3957487400a1b72ebce293a2e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c623fe0534806b627054da09b6f51b7b2f7b9cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98bc78ce0909ccc92005e2cb6609ec6c7942f69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d92abfbad88cf947c010baf34b075e40566095
- 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