Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.11

Published: 2025-01-07

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-50011 CVE-2024-47715
CWE-ID	CWE-835 CWE-362
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system linux-image-oem-24.04b (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oem (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU99123

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-2024-50011

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ARRAY_SIZE() function in sound/soc/intel/common/soc-acpi-intel-rpl-match.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-oem-6.11 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 24.04

linux-image-oem-24.04b (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1011.11

linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oem (Ubuntu package): before 6.11.0-1011.11

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7187-1

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.

2) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU99128