#VU94291 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40914
Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94291
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-40914
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the unpoison_memory() function in mm/memory-failure.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/688bb46ad339497b5b7f527b6636d2afe04b46af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2494506f30675245a3e6787281f79601af087bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d73477af964dbd7396163a13817baf13940bca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72b7711919de49d92a67dfc844a6cf4c23dd794
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6f86f4b40855a130a19aa589f9ba7f650423f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.35