Integer underflow in arm-trusted-firmware - CVE-2024-6285
Published: December 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101886
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6285
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in image range check calculations. A local user can trigger an integer underflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler
arm-trusted-firmware
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8
openEuler
arm-trusted-firmware
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8
How to mitigate CVE-2024-6285
Install updates from vendor's website.
arm-trusted-firmware - addressed in versions 2.3-6, 2.9-5
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8 - addressed in versions 2.3-6, 2.9-5
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8 - addressed in versions 2.3-6, 2.9-5