Vulnerability identifier: #VU87499

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26602

CWE-ID: CWE-400

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 improper resource management in kernel/sched/membarrier.c. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd139875e9a7688b3fc715264032620812a5fa3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2441a64070b85c14eecc3728cc87e883f953f265
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db896bbe4a9c67cee377e5f6a743350d3ae4acf6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fb4e17df319bb33be6f14e2a856950c1577dee
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ec7504a08a67247fbe798d1de995208a8c128a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a2a9cbb67545c825ec95f06adb7ff300a2ad71
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5b2063c65d05e79fad8029324581d86cfba7eea
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944d5fe50f3f03daacfea16300e656a1691c4a23

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Q & A

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.