Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27406
Published: July 2, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93667
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-2024-27406
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the lib/Kconfig.debug. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27406
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6316749d603fe9c4c91f6ec3694e06e4de632a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6e541b97762d5b1143070067f7c68f39a408f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb1e984379e2da04361763f66eec90dd75cf63e
- 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