#VU86245 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-0641

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#VU86245 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-0641

Published: February 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86245
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-2024-0641
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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