#VU87499 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26602
Published: March 13, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87499
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-2024-26602
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 improper resource management in kernel/sched/membarrier.c. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd139875e9a7688b3fc715264032620812a5fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2441a64070b85c14eecc3728cc87e883f953f265
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db896bbe4a9c67cee377e5f6a743350d3ae4acf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fb4e17df319bb33be6f14e2a856950c1577dee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ec7504a08a67247fbe798d1de995208a8c128a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a2a9cbb67545c825ec95f06adb7ff300a2ad71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5b2063c65d05e79fad8029324581d86cfba7eea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944d5fe50f3f03daacfea16300e656a1691c4a23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.307
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8