Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42305

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42305

Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96182
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-2024-42305
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
Guardium Data Protection
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
bpftool
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-altera
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-sprd
dtb-amlogic
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amd
dtb-exynos
dtb-arm
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dtb-mediatek
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-qcom
dtb-xilinx
dtb-apm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-lg
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

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 add_dirent_to_buf() and make_indexed_dir() functions in fs/ext4/namei.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42305

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources