#VU93859 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26763
Published: July 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93859
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26763
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources during authentication within the kcryptd_crypt_write_convert() function in drivers/md/dm-crypt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a202bd552976497474ae144942e32cc5f34d7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dccbb93538fe89a86c6de31d4b1c8c560848eaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c652f6fa1e1f9f02c3fbf359d260ad153ec5f90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a4371db68a31076afbe56ecce34fbbe6c80c529
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08c2a8d27e989f0f5b0888792643027d7e691e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ba01a365980755732972523600a961c4266b75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e3763a505e50ba3bd22846f2a8db99429fb857
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c70240097ce41fe6bce6478b80478281e4d0f7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html