#VU102224 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56724
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102224
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56724
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the bxt_wcove_tmu_irq_handler() and bxt_wcove_tmu_probe() functions in drivers/platform/x86/intel/bxtwc_tmu.c, within the ARRAY_SIZE() and bxtwc_probe() functions in drivers/mfd/intel_soc_pmic_bxtwc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b734ad0e33648c3988c6a37c2ac16c2d63eda06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2310f5336f32eac9ada2d59b965d578efe25c4bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56acf415772ee7e10e448b371f52b249aa2d0f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bc6d0da4a32fe34a9960de577e0b7de3454de0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b79d59e6b2b515eb9a22bc469ef7b8f0904fc73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c7c400de85d915e0da7c2c363553a801c47349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c472b55cc0bc3df805db6a14f50a084884cf18ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da498e02c92e6d82df8001438dd583b90c570815
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174