#VU99078 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47737
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99078
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-2024-47737
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the idmap_id_to_name() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.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/9f03f0016ff797932551881c7e06ae50e9c39134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9803ab882d565a8fb2dde5999d98866d1c499dfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81821617312988096f5deccf0f7da6f888e98056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1afbbb5276f943ad7173d0b4c626b8c75a260da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e32ee6a61041925d1a05c14d10352dcfce9ef029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0765f86135e27f0bb5c950c136495719b4c834
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d078cbf5c38de83bc31f83c47dcd2184c04a50c7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54