SB20241230101 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel acpi nfit driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230101
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56662)
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 acpi_nfit_ctl() function in drivers/acpi/nfit/core.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/143f723e9eb4f0302ffb7adfdc7ef77eab3f68e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212846fafb753a48e869e2a342fc1e24048da771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265e98f72bac6c41a4492d3e30a8e5fd22fe0779
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/616aa5f3c86e0479bcbb81e41c08c43ff32af637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdb3307f609ec4dc9558770f464ede01fe52aed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08dc2dc3c3f7938df0e4476fe3e6fdec5583c1d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.67