#VU88886 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26589
Published: April 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88886
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-2024-26589
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 boundary error within the adjust_ptr_min_max_vals() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c. A local user can crash the OS kernel.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ffa63f21bcdcef3e36b03cccf9d0cd031f6ab0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4108b86e324da42f7ed425bd71632fd844300dc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8d3872b617c21100c5ee4f64e513997a68c2e3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b500d5d6cecf98dd6ca88bc9e7ae1783c83e6d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22c7fa171a02d310e3a3f6ed46a698ca8a0060ed