SB20240819120 - Resource management error in Linux kernel soc xilinx driver
Published: August 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240819120
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-2024-43851)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the DEFINE_PER_CPU_READ_MOSTLY(), xlnx_disable_percpu_irq() and xlnx_event_init_sgi() functions in drivers/soc/xilinx/xlnx_event_manager.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/a5e507fadab76393cbc12344ebd65a417a09aa46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a96e60a6ea6818fd37b1853283a512c49af38cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f762acdaff9e54688be16e6c832c73a61533c1df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a95449dd975e2ea6629a034f3e74b46c9634916
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44