Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42071
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95045
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-2024-42071
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the ionic_tx_desc_unmap_bufs(), ionic_tx_napi(), ionic_txrx_napi(), ionic_tx_clean(), ionic_tx_service(), ionic_tx_cq_service(), ionic_tx_flush() and ionic_tx_empty() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c, within the ionic_adminq_napi() function in drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42071
Install update from vendor's website.