Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38614
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92940
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-2024-38614
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the unhandled_exception() function in arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38614
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ed9a711e3392d73e857faa031d8d349c0d70db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/075c0405b0d7d9fc490609e988a3af0069596538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea9d0015c140af39477dd5eeb9b20233a45daa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88cfb5cea5f8f9868ef02cc9ce9183a26dcf20f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12