#VU90923 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35835
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90923
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-415
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 a double free error within the arfs_create_groups() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_arfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 4.19 - 4.19.306, 5.4 - 5.4.268, 5.10 - 5.10.209, 5.15 - 5.15.148, 6.1 - 6.1.75, 6.6 - 6.6.14, 6.7 - 6.7.2, 6.8 rc1 - 6.8 rc5
External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3d3ed8c152971dbe64c92c9ecb98fdb52abb629
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2501afe6c4c9829d03abe9a368b83d9ea1b611b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf116d9c3c2aebd653c2dfab5b10c278e9ec3ee5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57ca114eb00e03274dd38108d07a3750fa3c056
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42876db001bbea7558e8676d1019f08f9390addb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b21db3f1ab7967a81d6bbd328d28fe5a4c07a8a7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cc521a739ccd5da057a1cb3d6346c6d0e7619b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6d5189246f590e4e1f167991558bdb72a4738b
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.307
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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.76
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
