#VU93149 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35974
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93149
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-2024-35974
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the blk_alloc_queue() function in block/blk-core.c, within the blkcg_css_online() and blkcg_init_disk() functions in block/blk-cgroup.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/740ffad95ca8033bd6e080ed337655b13b4d38ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858c489d81d659af17a4d11cfaad2afb42e47a76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8ace080319a866f5dfe9da8e665ae51d971c54
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7