#VU93826 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39485
Published: July 5, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93826
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-39485
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the __v4l2_async_nf_unregister() function in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87100b09246202a91fce4a1562955c32229173bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa6cd4adfc0380fa1ccc2f146848940ff882a66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9537a8425a7a0222999d5839a0b394b1e8834b4a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34