#VU96300 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43873
Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96300
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-2024-43873
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 vhost_vsock_dev_open() and vhost_vsock_set_features() functions in drivers/vhost/vsock.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/ea558f10fb05a6503c6e655a1b7d81fdf8e5924c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3062cb100787a9ddf45de30004b962035cd497fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30bd4593669443ac58515e23557dc8cef70d8582
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab96e8716cbfc2834b54f71cc9501ad4eec963b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e1fdcbdde3b7663e5d8faeb2245b9b151417d22
- 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