#VU89087 Code Injection in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-25742

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89087

#VU89087 Code Injection in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-25742

Published: May 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89087
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25742
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious hypervisor to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling interrupts. A malicious hypervisor can inject interrupt 0x80, which is used by Linux for legacy 32-bit system calls, and arbitrarily change the value stored in EAX while a SEV VM is running.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links