PT-2024-7694 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
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Published
2024-02-19
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Updated
2025-02-03
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CVE-2024-26750
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 versions prior to 6.8.0-rc4-syzkaller-01028-g71b605d32017
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's af unix component has been resolved. The issue was related to a task hung in the unix gc() function due to a while loop that never proceeds when a specific condition is met. This condition occurs when oob skb has self-referencing fd and another fd, and the latter sk is placed before the former in the candidate list. The vulnerability could result in a denial of service (DoS).
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu