#VU95518 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42247
Published: August 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95518
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-2024-42247
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 swap_endian() function in drivers/net/wireguard/allowedips.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/ae630de24efb123d7199a43256396d7758f4cb75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4764f0ad3d68de8a0b847c05f427afb86dd54e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217978a29c6ceca76d3c640bf94bdf50c268d801
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6638a203abad35fa636d59ac47bdbc4bc100fd74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb34bf76431e831f9863cd59adc0bd1f67b0fbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/948f991c62a4018fb81d85804eeab3029c6209f8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.222
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.100
- 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