#VU92961 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36928
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92961
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-2024-36928
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the qeth_free_cq(), qeth_alloc_qdio_queues(), atomic_set(), qeth_free_qdio_queues() and qeth_qdio_poll() functions in drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.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/8792b557eb50b986f2496156d486d0c7c85a1524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10cb803aff3b11fe0bd5f274fc1c231a43e88df6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e28dd1e1bf3ebb52cdb877fb359e8978a51576e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae0aec245712c52a3ce9c05575b541a9eef5282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2e4d37afb8500b276e5ee903dee06f50ab0494
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- 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