SB20241230255 - Resource management error in Linux kernel usb uvc driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230255
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-2024-56571)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the uvc_alloc_entity(), uvc_parse_vendor_control(), uvc_parse_standard_control() and uvc_gpio_parse() functions in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.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/19464d73225224dca31e2fd6e7d6418facf5facb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd075fe8ebbc6fcbf998f81a75b8c4b159a6195
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f74bd307f078c0605b9f6f1edb8337dee35fa2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ed66623953106d15825513c82533a03ba29ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11813bc2f4eee92695075148c9ba996f54feeba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde4e7c1527151b596089b3f984818ab537eeb7f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.231