SB2024081957 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel parport driver



SB2024081957 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel parport driver

Published: August 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081957
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42301)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the do_active_device(), do_autoprobe(), do_hardware_base_addr(), do_hardware_irq(), do_hardware_dma() and do_hardware_modes() functions in drivers/parport/procfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.