SB20241230260 - Resource management error in Linux kernel um drivers
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230260
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-2024-53183)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the net_device_release() function in arch/um/drivers/net_kern.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/160cd5f956d191eb97664afd31ca59284c08d876
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1635d9a0ff1b8bd7aa4767d4ea7b3de72cd36f28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468c2e5394afc848efb1eae6e1961a3c855cf35e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be99d4c117b9642a44d9f54f034b67615be2b2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d9d174d3f55daaf5e7b48e9d7f53c723adbed86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b174ab33aaafd556a1ead72fa8e35d70b6fb1e39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdbd5a1dcdc2c27ac076f91b03b9add3fefa1a82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1db692a9be3b4bd3473b64fcae996afaffe8438
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04cd022ee1fde219e0db1086c27a0a5ba1914db
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2