#VU94841 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41091
Published: July 29, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94841
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-2024-41091
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 tun_xdp_one() function in drivers/net/tun.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/32b0aaba5dbc85816898167d9b5d45a22eae82e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6100e0237204890269e3f934acfc50d35fd6f319
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/589382f50b4a5d90d16d8bc9dcbc0e927a3e39b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad6b3f622ccfb4bfedfa53b6ebd91c3d1d04f146
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad89b7d01ed4e66fd04734fc63d6e78536692a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9d1c27e2ee3b0ea5d40c105d6e728fc114470bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8418f55302fa1d2eeb73e16e345167e545c598a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/049584807f1d797fc3078b68035450a9769eb5c3
- 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