Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40925
Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94298
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-2024-40925
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 improper initialization within the blk_flush_complete_seq() and flush_end_io() functions in block/blk-flush.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40925
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe1e395563ccb051e9dbd8fa99859f5caaad2e71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87907bd69721a8506618a954d41a1de3040e88aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0321c812d89c5910d8da8e4b10c891c6b96ff70
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.35