Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42241
Published: August 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95517
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-2024-42241
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 shmem_confirm_swap() and shmem_is_huge() functions in mm/shmem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42241
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93893eacb372b0a4a30f7de6609b08c3ba6c4fd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25208ca9b0097f8e079d692fc678f36fdbc3f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd154ba926b34c833b7bfc4c14ee2e931b3d743
- 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