SB20240624119 - Resource management error in Linux kernel vfio pci driver
Published: June 24, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240624119
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-2024-27437)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the vfio_intx_set_signal() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.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/139dfcc4d723ab13469881200c7d80f49d776060
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a4a666c45107206605b7b5bc20545f8aabc4fa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b3491ad0f80d913e7d255941d4470f4a4d9bfda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0bc84a20e6109ab07d5dc072067bd01eb931ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9a7082684eb059b925c535682e68c34d487d43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7a2f0955ffceffadfe098b40b50307431f45438
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26389925d6c2126fb777821a0a983adca7ee6351
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/561d5e1998d58b54ce2bbbb3e843b669aa0b3db5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215