#VU93195 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27067
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93195
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-2024-27067
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 evtchn_free_ring(), evtchn_interrupt() and evtchn_unbind_from_user() functions in drivers/xen/evtchn.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/99e425032c6ec13584d3cd33846e0c7307501b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35485dad6e28f9b17884764d4692b1655cb848d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e2d4b58c1da48a32905802aaeadba7084b46895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51c23bd691c0f1fb95b29731c356c6fd69925d17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2