#VU95031 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42076
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95031
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-2024-42076
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 MODULE_ALIAS() and j1939_send_one() functions in net/can/j1939/main.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/5e4ed38eb17eaca42de57d500cc0f9668d2b6abf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a0ebff7fdeb2f66e29335adf64b9e457300dd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5dc3927e17489c1cae6f48c0d5e4acb4cae01f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f97cbce633923588307049c4aef9feb2987e371b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab2a683938ba4416d389c2f5651cbbb2c41b779f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7e5ae8208ac07d8e1eace0951a34c169a2d298
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7cdf1dd5d2a2d8200efd98d1893684db48fe134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.279
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.97
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.37