SB20240819122 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ext4
Published: August 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240819122
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-2024-42305)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the add_dirent_to_buf() and make_indexed_dir() functions in fs/ext4/namei.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/abb411ac991810c0bcbe51c2e76d2502bf611b5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d241b7a39af192d1bb422714a458982c7cc67a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd345321699042ece4a9d2e70754d2397d378c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ea741def587a64e08879ce6c6a30131f7111e7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- 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