#VU94840 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41090
Published: July 29, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94840
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-2024-41090
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the tap_get_user_xdp() function in drivers/net/tap.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/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.223
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.164
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.281
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.102
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.43