#VU93733 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36963
Published: July 3, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93733
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36963
CWE-ID: CWE-269
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 read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the DEFINE_SPINLOCK(), tracefs_apply_options() and tracefs_d_revalidate() functions in fs/tracefs/inode.c, within the eventfs_remount() function in fs/tracefs/event_inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f91fc82794d4a6e41cdcd02d00baa377d94ca78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414fb08628143203d29ccd0264b5a83fb9523c03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa23a8d4360d981a49913841a726edede5cdd54
- 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