Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44968

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96882

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-2024-44968

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot() and hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull() functions in kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
kernel-source
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) - update to 3.7
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
perf - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69
kernel - update to 6.6.0-76.0.0.69

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f54abf332a2bc0413cfa8bd6a8511f7aa99faea0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91fb47ecacc178a83a77eeebd25cbaec18c01d6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668c6c4a7e9e9f081c06b70f30104fb7013437ed
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541a900d245536d4809cb1aa322c3fcc2cdb58a6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b3ec186ba93e333e9efe7254e7e31c1828e5d2d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d604933d5fd72dd37f24e1dc35f778297d745a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd12f85f150010ef7518201c63fa7e395f5c3e9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6881e75237a84093d0986f56223db3724619f26e
• 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

• Resource management error in Linux kernel time
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• Dell SmartFabric Storage Software update for third-party components