Vulnerability identifier: #VU93671

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-2024-26751

CWE-ID: CWE-835

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 infinite loop within the GPIO_LOOKUP_IDX() function in arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.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/9e200a06ae2abb321939693008290af32b33dd6e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999a8bb70da2946336327b4480824d1691cae1fa
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70d92abbe29692a3de8697ae082c60f2d21ab482
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec6cbbfa1e8d685cc245cfd5626d0715a127a48
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786f089086b505372fb3f4f008d57e7845fff0d8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ba7c1f9c0a2401e644760d857b2386aa895997
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abe0895b63c20de06685c8544b908c7e413efa8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf87a0dc26d0550c60edc911cda42f9afec3557
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

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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.