#VU95063 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42226
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95063
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-2024-42226
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the handle_tx_event() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.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/948554f1bb16e15b90006c109c3a558c66d4c4ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4a10cb826fdec5cd442df010bcb3043bfd6464
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a24eb8010c2dc6a2eba56e3eb9fc07d14ffe00a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69bed24c82139bbad0a78a075e1834a2ea7bd064
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ee01e8ba19ff7edc98f68a114d4789faa219b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cb618bf0bb82859875b00eeffaf223557cb416
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.98
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.40