Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27023
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93272
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-2024-27023
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 submit_flushes() function in drivers/md/md.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27023
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b2ff10390b19a2364af622b6666b690443f9f3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02dad157ba11064d073f5499dc33552b227d5d3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11f81438927f84edfaaeb5d5f10856c3a1c1fc82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855678ed8534518e2b428bcbcec695de9ba248e8
- 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