Vulnerability identifier: #VU92298

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-2024-38611

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 memory leak within the et8ek8_remove() and __exit_p() functions in drivers/media/i2c/et8ek8/et8ek8_driver.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/c1a3803e5bb91c13e9ad582003e4288f67f06cd9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43fff07e4b1956d0e5cf23717507e438278ea3d9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/904db2ba44ae60641b6378c5013254d09acf5e80
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/545b215736c5c4b354e182d99c578a472ac9bfce

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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.