SB20240625141 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel 9p
Published: June 25, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240625141
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-2024-39301)
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 p9_fcall_init() function in net/9p/client.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/72c5d8e416ecc46af370a1340b3db5ff0b0cc867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2101901dd58c6da4924bc5efb217a1d83436290b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124947855564572713d705a13be7d0c9dae16a17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89969ffbeb948ffc159d19252e7469490103011b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca71f204711ad24113e8b344dc5bb8b0385f5672
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1791130b781c843572fb6391c4a4c5d857ab17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5c604053c36c62af24eee8a76407d026ea5163
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25460d6f39024cc3b8241b14c7ccf0d6f11a736a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316
- 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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.94
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34