#VU87902 Unchecked Return Value in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26651
Published: March 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87902
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-2024-26651
CWE-ID: CWE-252
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 a missing check of the return value from the usbnet_get_endpoints() function in drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c. A local user can crash the kernel.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424eba06ed405d557077339edb19ce0ebe39e7c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a8b6a24684bc278036c3f159f7b3a31ad89546a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4a39acafaf0186ed8e97c16e0aa6fca0e52009
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276873ae26c8d75b00747c1dadb9561d6ef20581
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c402819620a842cbfe39359a3ddfaac9adc8384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e39a3a14eafcf17f03c037290b78c8f483529028
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efba65777f98457773c5b65e3135c6132d3b015f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f546cc19f9b82975238d0ba413adc27714750774
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07161b2416f740a2cb87faa5566873f401440a61
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271873