Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42318
Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96210
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-2024-42318
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the hook_cred_prepare() and hook_cred_free() functions in security/landlock/cred.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42318
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d74fd54db0bd0c0c224bef0da8fc95ea9c9f36c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16896914bace82d7811c62f3b6d5320132384f49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14cc2cf313bd29056fadbc8ecd7f957cf5791ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39705a6c29f8a2b93cf5b99528a55366c50014d1
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240817.shahka3Ee1iy@digikod.net/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/17/2
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2566
- 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-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44