#VU89397 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26640

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89397

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 5.10.209, 5.15 - 5.15.148, 6.1 - 6.1.76, 6.6 - 6.6.15, 6.7 - 6.7.3, 6.8 rc1 - 6.8 rc5

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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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?