#VU100150 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50195
Published: November 8, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100150
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-2024-50195
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the pc_clock_settime() function in kernel/time/posix-clock.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/673a1c5a2998acbd429d6286e6cad10f17f4f073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8789fbe2bbf75845e45302cba6ffa44e1884d01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27abbde44b6e71ee3891de13e1a228aa7ce95bfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f169e398215e71361774d13bf91a0101283ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff7247101af723731ea42ed565d54fb8f341264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8794ac20a299b647ba9958f6d657051fc51a540
- 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-5.10.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.169
- 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-6.1.114
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58