Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41036
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94995
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-2024-41036
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 locking within the ks8851_tx_work() function in drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_spi.c, within the ks8851_irq() and ks8851_set_rx_mode() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41036
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c69c492f4a8fad52f0a97565241c926160c9a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ece00137300d74642f2038c8fe5440deaf9f05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fec0cd0e8f56ff06c46bb24254c7d8f8f2bbf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0913ec336a6c0c4a2b296bd9f74f8e41c4c83c8c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.41