#VU102984 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-55881
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102984
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-2024-55881
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 complete_hypercall_exit() function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.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/0840d360a8909c722fb62459f42836afe32ededb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b5c2acd65dbe949032f619d4758a35a82fffc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2634ec0d1dbe8f4b511cf5261f327c6a76f4b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed4db315094963de0678a8adfd43c46471b9349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b42d1e8e4fe9dc631162c04caa69b0d1860b0f0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.176
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.122
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.68