CVE-2024-50271

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting the pending signal queue limit. Due to an issue where resource limits are enforced unconditionally even for signals intended to override them, the kernel fails to allocate necessary resources when delivering critical signals with their metadata. This prevents applications from properly receiving fault information, leading to unexpected application crashes or unstable behavior.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.