SB20241022260 - Resource management error in Linux kernel kernel apic
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022260
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-2024-49927)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ioapic_mask_entry(), __remove_pin_from_irq(), alloc_isa_irq_from_domain() and mp_irqdomain_alloc() functions in arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.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/e479cb835feeb2abff97f25766e23b96a6eabe28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec862cd843faa6f0e84a7a07362f2786446bf697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/077e1b7cd521163ded545987bbbd389519aeed71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/649a5c2ffae797ce792023a70e84c7fe4b6fb8e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17efbeb2922327ea01a9efa8829fea9a30e547d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830802a0fea8fb39d3dc9fb7d6b5581e1343eb1f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55