SB20240620246 - Resource management error in Linux kernel block
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240620246
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52787)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the blk_mq_get_new_requests(), blk_mq_get_cached_request() and blk_mq_submit_bio() functions in block/blk-mq.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/b5c8e0ff76d10f6bf70a7237678f27c20cf59bc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c309ded295b7f8849097d71ae231456ca79f78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80056bd75a16e4550873ecefe12bc8fd190b1cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0077e269f6c152e807fdac90b58caf012cdbaab
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.72
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7