Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27434

 

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27434

Published: July 2, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93681
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-2024-27434
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the iwl_mvm_get_sec_flags() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mld-key.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
IBM Integrated Analytics System
Technical Support Appliance
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-debug
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-syms-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27434

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2
IBM Integrated Analytics System - update to 1.0.31.0
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.13.48, 4.15.28
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.16.1.0.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 10 IF01
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p26
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak - addressed in versions 21.0.7.18, 23.0.19

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