#VU94304 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40983
Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94304
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-2024-40983
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 resource management error within the tipc_rcv() function in net/tipc/node.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/3eb1b39627892c4e26cb0162b75725aa5fcc60c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/692803b39a36e63ac73208e0a3769ae6a2f9bc76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/623c90d86a61e3780f682b32928af469c66ec4c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57a4a2dc8746cea58a922ebe31b6aa629d69d93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6808b41371670c51feea14f63ade211e78100930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebe8f840c7450ecbfca9d18ac92e9ce9155e269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
- 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-6.1.96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.36