SB2024032540 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel hda device driver
Published: March 25, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024032540
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23196)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the snd_hdac_regmap_sync() function in sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c. A local user can exploit the race and crash the OS kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.