#VU93205 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26742
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93205
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-2024-26742
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 pqi_map_queues() function in drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.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/3c31b18a8dd8b7bf36af1cd723d455853b8f94fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f5b15c15e6016efb3e14582d02cc4ddf57227df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9433b25cb06c415c9cb24782599649a406c8d6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5761eb9761d2d5fe8248a9b719efc4d8baf1f24a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8