Vulnerability identifier: #VU90608

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [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-2024-26715

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dwc3_gadget_suspend() function in drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88936ceab6b426f1312327e9ef849c215c6007a7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e2e42ccd3cd6183228269715ed032f44536751
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7ebd8149ee519d27232e6e4940e9c02071b568b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36695d5eeeefe5a64b47d0336e7c8fc144e78182
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a348857e869432e6a920ad8ea9132e8d44c316

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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.