Resource management error in Linux kernel irqchip driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU96181

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42290

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the imx_irqsteer_get_reg_index(), imx_irqsteer_irq_mask() and imx_irqsteer_probe() functions in drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58c56735facb225a5c46fa4b8bbbe7f31d1cb894
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd3f9e7f924cd2fc892a484e7a50c7e1847565
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ae38f1dfe652779c7c613facbc257cec00ac44
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b1c47d1fc0b5f06a393bb915db85baacba18ea

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.