Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27432
Published: July 4, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93774
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-27432
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the mtk_ppe_start() and mtk_ppe_stop() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27432
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fcadd125044007351905d40c405fadc2d3bb6d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f78807362828ad01db2a9ed005bf79501b620f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943c14ece95eb1cf98d477462aebcbfdfd714633
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49202a8256fc50517ef06fd5e2084c4febde6369
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09a1907433865b7c8ee6777e507f5126bdd38c0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea80e3ed09ab2c2b75724faf5484721753e92c31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2