Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58008

 

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58008

Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105068
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58008
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the trusted_dcp_seal() and trusted_dcp_unseal() functions in security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_dcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-58008

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.12.14, 6.13.3, 6.14
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-26.26, 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1010.10, 6.11.0-1013.13, 6.11.0-1015.15, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1022.22
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1014.15
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1014.15, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.17

External References

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