Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel acpi nfit driver



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-56662
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU102077

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-2024-56662

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143f723e9eb4f0302ffb7adfdc7ef77eab3f68e0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212846fafb753a48e869e2a342fc1e24048da771
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265e98f72bac6c41a4492d3e30a8e5fd22fe0779
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/616aa5f3c86e0479bcbb81e41c08c43ff32af637
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdb3307f609ec4dc9558770f464ede01fe52aed
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08dc2dc3c3f7938df0e4476fe3e6fdec5583c1d


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.



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