#VU93042 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38381
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93042
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-2024-38381
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the nci_core_ntf_packet() and nci_rx_work() functions in net/nfc/nci/core.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/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- 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