PT-2024-5788 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10
Published
2024-04-16
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Updated
2025-09-29
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CVE-2024-27013
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The vulnerability is related to the tun component in the Linux kernel. When the
vhost worker receives too many illegal packets, tun do read will continue to dump packet contents, leading to increased CPU time and potential soft lockup when the console is enabled. The net ratelimit mechanism can be used to limit the dumping rate. This issue can be exploited to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu