SB2024052065 - Denial of service in Linux kernel firewire
Published: May 20, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024052065
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27401)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the packet_buffer_get() function in drivers/firewire/nosy.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38762a0763c10c24a4915feee722d7aa6e73eb98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f34f093c0f7bf33f5b4ae64d3d695a3b978285
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b8c7bd2296e95b38a6ff346242356a2e7190239
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cca330c59c54207567a648357835f59df9a286bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f988d3ffc1aa778fc5181bdfab312e57956c6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee0941da10e8fdcdb34756b877efd3282594c1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe60ee709436550f8cfbab01295936b868d5baa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539d51ac48bcfcfa1b3d4a85f8df92fa22c1d41c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10