Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42321

 

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42321

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96183
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2024-42321
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the __skb_flow_dissect() function in net/core/flow_dissector.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
Ubuntu
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
kernel-tools
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (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-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
Storage Protect Plus Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42321

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.103, 6.6.44, 6.10.3, 6.11
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.6.0
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces - update to 3.21.0
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.98.0.179, 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 5.10.0-233.0.0.135, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-233.0.0.132, 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
Storage Protect Plus Server - update to 10.1.18

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