Vulnerability identifier: #VU86245
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error within the tipc_crypto_key_revoke() function in net/tipc/crypto.c. A malicious guest can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0641
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258757
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/08e50cf071847323414df0835109b6f3560d44f5
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.