#VU103921 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57951
Published: February 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103921
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57951
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 hrtimers_prepare_cpu() and hrtimers_cpu_dying() functions in kernel/time/hrtimer.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/14984139f1f2768883332965db566ef26db609e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b453db41d36184cf0ccc21e7df624014ab6a1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f8dea1692eef2b7ba6a256246ed82c365fdc686
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38492f6ee883c7b1d33338bf531a62cff69b4b28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d41dbf82e10c44e53ea602398ab002baec27e75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e4f62df23f4df1ce6ef897d44b8e23c260921a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5cbbea145b400e40540c34816d16d36e0374fbc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.74