#VU96878 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44965
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96878
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-2024-44965
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the pti_clone_pgtable() function in arch/x86/mm/pti.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/18da1b27ce16a14a9b636af9232acb4fb24f4c9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a727233a40a9b33370eec9f0cad67d8fd312f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00c9b4bbc442d99e1dafbdfdab848bc1ead73f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d143ae782009b43b4f366402e5c37f59d4e4346
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c580c1050bcbc15c3e78090859d798dcf8c9763
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca07aab70dd3b5e7fddb62d7a6ecd7a7d6d0b2ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3eecb5496f87263d171b254ca6e2758ab3c35c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e71dbb0e0a0fe214545fe64af031303a08524c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
- 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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.46