SB2024070457 - Resource management error in Linux kernel cxl core driver
Published: July 4, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070457
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-2024-26761)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the __cxl_hdm_decode_init() function in drivers/cxl/core/pci.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/031217128990d7f0ab8c46db1afb3cf1e075fd29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc1a530ab31c65b52daf3cb5d0883c8b614ea69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3181a71935774bda2398451256d7441426420b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cab687205986491302cd2e440ef1d253031c221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8