#VU93450 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36953
Published: June 27, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93450
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-2024-36953
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the kvm_register_vgic_device() function in arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.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/4404465a1bee3607ad90a4c5f9e16dfd75b85728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17db92da8be5dd3bf63c01f4109fe47db64fc66f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b0378ac6776c7c31b18e0f3c1389bd6005e80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d6a1c8e3de36cb0f5e866f1a582b00939e23104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01981276d64e542c177b243f7c979fee855d5487
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ddb4f372fc63210034b903d96ebbeb3c7195adb
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00019.html
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.217
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10