SB20241230257 - Resource management error in Linux kernel include asm
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230257
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-2024-53195)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the DECLARE_KVM_NVHE_PER_CPU(), kvm_arch_vcpu_postcreate(), kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change(), kvm_vcpu_exit_request() and kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run() functions in arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c, within the get_timer_map() function in arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.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/38d7aacca09230fdb98a34194fec2af597e8e20d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16e2dba39ff6ae84bb8dc9c8e0fb21d9b2f6f5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2f9861f27571d47998d71e7516bf7216db0b52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe425d5239a28c21e0c83ee7a8f4cb210d29fdb4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2