Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26586
Published: April 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88935
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-2024-26586
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 a boundary error within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can trigger stack corruption and crash the kernel.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26586
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56750ea5d15426b5f307554e7699e8b5f76c3182
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/348112522a35527c5bcba933b9fefb40a4f44f15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f5e1565740490706332c06f36211d4ce0f88e62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a361c2c1da5dbb13ca67601cf961ab3ad68af383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/483ae90d8f976f8339cf81066312e1329f2d3706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fd24675188d354b1cad47462969afa2ab09d819