SB20240731165 - Input validation error in Linux kernel intel ice driver
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42139)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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 improper input validation within the ice_ptp_extts_event(), ice_ptp_cfg_extts(), ice_ptp_gpio_enable_e810(), ice_ptp_gpio_enable_e823(), ice_ptp_rebuild_owner() and ice_ptp_release() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.