Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26630
Published: July 4, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93781
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-2024-26630
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 filemap_cachestat() function in mm/filemap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26630
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba60fdf75e89ea762bb617be578dc47f27655117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe7e008e0ce728252e4ec652cceebcc62211657c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75cb05d53f4a6823a32deb078de1366954a804
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8