SB20240603149 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel net driver
Published: June 3, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240603149
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26857)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the geneve_rx() function in drivers/net/geneve.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e431c3227864b5646601c97f5f898d99472f2914
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59d2a4076983303f324557a114cfd5c32e1f6b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7137900691f5692fe3de54566ea7b30bb35d66c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77e0b0f2a11735c64b105edaee54d6344faca8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b22568a9d8384fd000cc49acb8f74bde40d1b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ece581d2a66e8e488c0d3b3e7b5760dbbfdbdd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/048e16dee1fc609c1c85072ccd70bfd4b5fef6ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca1ba465e55b9460e4e75dec9fff31e708fec74
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.310
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.213
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.152
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.272
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.82
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8