#VU99458 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50083
Published: October 29, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99458
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-2024-50083
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 tcp_can_coalesce_send_queue_head() function in net/ipv4/tcp_output.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/c38add9ac0e4d4f418e6443a688491499021add9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9729010a0ac5945c1bf6847dd0778d8a1a4b72ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8e65814e519eeb17d086952bce7de93f7a40da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229dfdc36f31a8d47433438bc0e6e1662c4ab404
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db04d1848777ae52a7ab93c4591e7c0bf8f55fb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dabcdf581217e60690467a37c956a5b8dbc6bd9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.169
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.114
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58