Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel iio magnetometer driver

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU91100

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-2024-26702

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

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 rm3100_common_probe() function in drivers/iio/magnetometer/rm3100-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: 5.4 - 6.8 rc5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7200170e88e3ec54d9e9c63f07514c3cead11481
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a49290d7e6d554020057a409747a092b1d3b56
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5838a473e8e6d812257c69745f5920e4924a60
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/176256ff8abff29335ecff905a09fb49e8dcf513
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d8c67e94e9e977603473a543d4f322cf2c4aa01
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57d05dbbcd0b3dc0c252103b43012eef5d6430d1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/792595bab4925aa06532a14dd256db523eb4fa5e
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8

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.