#VU92945 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26706

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92945

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: CVE-2024-26706

CWE-ID: CWE-388

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 improper error handling within the fixup_exception() function in arch/parisc/mm/fault.c, within the emulate_ldh(), emulate_ldw(), emulate_ldd(), emulate_sth(), emulate_stw() and emulate_std() functions in arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.1, 6.1 rc1, 6.1 rc3, 6.1 rc7, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.8, 6.1.9, 6.1.10, 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14, 6.1.15, 6.1.16, 6.1.17, 6.1.18, 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.1.21, 6.1.22, 6.1.23, 6.1.24, 6.1.25, 6.1.26, 6.1.27, 6.1.28, 6.1.29, 6.1.30, 6.1.31, 6.1.32, 6.1.33, 6.1.34, 6.1.35, 6.1.36, 6.1.37, 6.1.38, 6.1.39, 6.1.40, 6.1.41, 6.1.42, 6.1.43, 6.1.44, 6.1.45, 6.1.46, 6.1.47, 6.1.48, 6.1.49, 6.1.50, 6.1.51, 6.1.52, 6.1.53, 6.1.54, 6.1.55, 6.1.56, 6.1.57, 6.1.58, 6.1.59, 6.1.60, 6.1.61, 6.1.62, 6.1.63, 6.1.64, 6.1.65, 6.1.66, 6.1.67, 6.1.68, 6.1.69, 6.1.70, 6.1.71, 6.1.72, 6.1.73, 6.1.74, 6.1.75, 6.1.76, 6.1.77, 6.1.78, 6.6, 6.6 rc1, 6.6 rc2, 6.6 rc3, 6.6 rc4, 6.6 rc5, 6.6 rc6, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.6.6, 6.6.7, 6.6.8, 6.6.9, 6.6.10, 6.6.11, 6.6.12, 6.6.13, 6.6.14, 6.6.15, 6.6.16, 6.6.17, 6.7, 6.7 rc1, 6.7 rc2, 6.7 rc3, 6.7 rc5, 6.7 rc6, 6.7 rc7, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3, 6.7.4, 6.7.5, 6.8 rc1, 6.8 rc2, 6.8 rc5

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23027309b099ffc4efca5477009a11dccbdae592
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa69a8063f8b27f3c7434a0d4f464a76a62f24d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce31d79aa1f13a2345791f84935281a2c194e003
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b1d72395635af45410b66cc4c4ab37a12c4a831
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
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?

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.