Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39298

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39298

Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93339
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-2024-39298
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 me_huge_page() function in mm/memory-failure.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
IBM DataPower Gateway
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_11-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_11-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_3-debugsource
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-39298

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.10
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.4.0
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_11-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_11-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_3-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.99-1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
kernel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
perf - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-44.44.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-44.44.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.13
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.13
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1013.14, 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1013.14, 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.16

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