Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41031
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95070
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-2024-41031
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the do_sync_mmap_readahead() function in mm/filemap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41031
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b5a69c27ec405a3c3f2da8520ff1ee70b94a21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef650d3b1b2a16473981b447f38705fe9b93972
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3390916aca7af1893ed2ebcdfee1d6fdb65bb058
- 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