SB2025010939 - Resource management error in Linux kernel soc imx driver
Published: January 9, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025010939
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56787)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the imx8mq_soc_revision_from_atf(), imx8mq_soc_revision(), imx8mm_soc_uid(), kasprintf(), imx8_soc_init() and kfree() functions in drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx8m.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/2129f6faa5dfe8c6b87aad11720bf75edd77d3e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/997a3c04d7fa3d1d385c14691350d096fada648c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc832d37799dbea950c4c8a34721b02b8b5a8ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e497edb8f31ec2c2b6f4ce930e175aa2da8be334
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2ff66feb5f9b183f9e2f9d06c21340bd88de12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120