#VU89397 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26640
Published: May 13, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89397
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26640
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the skb_advance_to_frag() function in net/ipv4/tcp.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48bf9a83b1666d934247cb58a9887d7b3127b6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/718f446e60316bf606946f7f42367d691d21541e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b383d4ea272fe5795877506dcce5aad1f6330e5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15cc0f66884ef2bed28c7ccbb11c102aa3a0760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8adcc0e2c584fec778add7777fe28e20781e60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/577e4432f3ac810049cb7e6b71f4d96ec7c6e894
- 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/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.77
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8