SB20240819121 - Resource management error in Linux kernel irqchip driver
Published: August 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240819121
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42290)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58c56735facb225a5c46fa4b8bbbe7f31d1cb894
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd3f9e7f924cd2fc892a484e7a50c7e1847565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ae38f1dfe652779c7c613facbc257cec00ac44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b1c47d1fc0b5f06a393bb915db85baacba18ea
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44