Race condition in Linux kernel ti j721e-csi2rx driver

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU93131

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32936

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the ti_csi2rx_buffer_queue() function in drivers/media/platform/ti/j721e-csi2rx/j721e-csi2rx.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80a8b92950f8ee96582dba6187e3c2deca3569ea
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad79c9ecea5baa7b4f19677e4b1c881ed89b0c3b

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.