Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26746
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93203
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26746
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the idxd_cleanup_internals() and idxd_init_evl() functions in drivers/dma/idxd/init.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
IBM Security Guardium
Oracle Linux
IBM Security Guardium
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26746
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.21, 6.7.9, 6.8
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e3022ea42e490a36ec6f2cfa6fc603deb0bace4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb71e040323175e18c233a9afef32ba14fa64eb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ea125df37dc37972d581b74a5d3785c3f283ab
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8