#VU96116 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42301

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96116

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-42301

CWE-ID: CWE-125

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the do_active_device(), do_autoprobe(), do_hardware_base_addr(), do_hardware_irq(), do_hardware_dma() and do_hardware_modes() functions in drivers/parport/procfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f4da759092a1a6ce35fb085182d02de8cc4cc84
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b579ea3516c371ecf59d073772bc45dfd28c8a0e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7789a1d6792af410aa9b39a1eb237ed24fa2170a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab11dac93d2d568d151b1918d7b84c2d02bacbd5

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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.