Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40988

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40988

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94308
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-2024-40988
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
bpftool
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-tools
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-default-optional
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-sprd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Guardium Data Protection
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

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 sumo_construct_vid_mapping_table() function in drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/sumo_dpm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-40988

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources