#VU101917 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53155

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101917

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-53155

CWE-ID: CWE-908

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 ocfs2_file_write_iter() and ocfs2_file_read_iter() functions in fs/ocfs2/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.4 - 5.4.286

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/366c933c2ab34dd6551acc03b4872726b7605143
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b7ddd1804e2c4216dd7ead8eeb746cdbb3b62f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c8f8d1e595dabd5389817f6d798cc8bd95c40ab
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f8713a0ef1d55d6a287bcfadcaab8245ac5098
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c966150d5abff58c3c2bdb9a6e63fd773782905
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0de82ed18ba0e71f817adbd81317fd1032ca5a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adc77b19f62d7e80f98400b2fca9d700d2afdd6f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc78efe556fed162d48736ef24066f42e463e27c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4078ef38d3163e6be47403a619558b19c4bfccd
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.287

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?