Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.11-rc1)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.08% (37th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-7675665
- published 11 Aug 2024
- disclosed 8 Aug 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 8 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-42256 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.11-rc1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') due to the smb2_async_writev process. An attacker can cause misaccounting of server credits by triggering retries that lead to server re-selection, potentially leading to a denial of service.