SB2024070459 - Resource management error in Linux kernel mm
Published: July 4, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070459
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-2024-26630)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the filemap_cachestat() function in mm/filemap.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/ba60fdf75e89ea762bb617be578dc47f27655117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe7e008e0ce728252e4ec652cceebcc62211657c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75cb05d53f4a6823a32deb078de1366954a804
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8