Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36244
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-36244
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 parse_taprio_schedule() function in net/sched/sch_taprio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36244
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b939d1e04a90248b4cdf417b0969c270ceb992b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f249b01fe490fce11fbb4307952ca8cce78724
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb66df20a7201e60f2b13d7f95d031b31a8831d3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.119
- 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