Vulnerability identifier: #VU91298

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-2024-27075

CWE-ID: CWE-121

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 stack overflow within the stv0367_writeregs() function in drivers/media/dvb-frontends/stv0367.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/c073c8cede5abd3836e83d70d72606d11d0759d4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa8b472952ef46eb632825051078c21ce0cafe55
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb07104a02e87c06c39914d13ed67fd8f839ca82
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d20b64f156de5d10410963fe238d82a4e7e97a2f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107052a8cfeff3a97326277192b4f052e4860a8a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fad9c5bb00d3a9508d18bbfe832e33a47377730
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6b4895197ab5a47cb81c6852d49320b05052960
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed514ecf4f29c80a2f09ae3c877059b401efe893
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4cf27d1f0538f779bf31b8c99eda394e277119

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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.