Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56579
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102205
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-56579
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the vpu_add_func() function in drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_v4l2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-56579
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/182b9edc02c4cbb6fe6b97105c23c7047a3340d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbb1a7bd5973b57898b26eb804fe44af440bb63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988cc10ddbdee0369fe1f193d389da38ad760492
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe96c7c3382293179e291f66644d789e39e99f3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120