Vulnerability identifier: #VU90337

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26676

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the unix_gc() function in net/unix/garbage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe505c63aa3273135a57597fda761e9aecc7668
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e09186d8821ad59806115d347ea32efa43ca4b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74aa9ce13d02b7fd37c5325b99854f91b9b4276
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ae47c5c3a6b27fdc0f9e83c1499cb439c56140
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1279f9d9dec2d7462823a18c29ad61359e0a007d

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.