Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56571
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102230
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-56571
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 uvc_alloc_entity(), uvc_parse_vendor_control(), uvc_parse_standard_control() and uvc_gpio_parse() functions in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19464d73225224dca31e2fd6e7d6418facf5facb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd075fe8ebbc6fcbf998f81a75b8c4b159a6195
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f74bd307f078c0605b9f6f1edb8337dee35fa2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ed66623953106d15825513c82533a03ba29ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11813bc2f4eee92695075148c9ba996f54feeba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde4e7c1527151b596089b3f984818ab537eeb7f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.231