SB2024062081 - Improper locking in Linux kernel ethernet sun driver
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062081
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38597)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the gem_interrupt() and gem_init_one() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.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/e22b23f5888a065d084e87db1eec639c445e677f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbeeb55dbb33d562149c57e794f06b7414e44289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476adb3bbbd7886e8251d3b9ce2d3c3e680f35d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de5aeb98f9a000adb0db184e32765e4815d860b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faf94f1eb8a34b2c31b2042051ef36f63420ecce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6400d205fbbcbcf9b8510157e1f379c1d7e2e937
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac0a230f719b02432d8c7eba7615ebd691da86f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12