Resource management error in Linux kernel tpm eventlog driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU105072

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-2024-58005

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the tpm_is_tpm2_log() and tpm_read_log_acpi() functions in drivers/char/tpm/eventlog/acpi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 6.13.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422d7f4e8d817be467986589c7968d3ea402f7da
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8bfe643bbd00b04ee8f9545ef33bf6a68c38db
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50365a6304a57266e8f4d3078060743c3b7a1e0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3a860bc0fd6c07332e4911cf9a238d20de90173
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.235
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.179
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.130
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.14
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.3
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.78

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.