#VU96171 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42272
Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96171
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-2024-42272
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the DEFINE_MUTEX() and offsetof() functions in net/sched/act_ct.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/d06daf0ad645d9225a3ff6958dd82e1f3988fa64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cc186d0973afce0e1237c37f7512c01981fb79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b68869dbe14f1157c6a24ac71923db060eeab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191a54f63225b548fd8346be3611c3219a24738
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.104
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.45