SB20240731127 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel clk sunxi-ng driver
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240731127
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42100)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the sunxi_ccu_probe() function in drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c78d69dbca6a28af14095f639ec4318ec07fdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a0e2738cb6da5a55c9908dff333600aeb263e07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea977d742507e534d9fe4f4d74256f6b7f589338
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39