Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Chrome OS - CVE-2024-6817

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Chrome OS - CVE-2024-6817

Published: February 22, 2024 / Updated: August 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86731
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6817
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Chrome OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6817

Install updates from vendor's website.

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