Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38569
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92324
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-2024-38569
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the hisi_pcie_pmu_validate_event_group() function in drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_pcie_pmu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38569
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d1face00ebb7996842aee4214d7d0fb0c77b1e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9aab2492178f25372f1820bfd9289fbd74efd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/567d34626c22b36579ec0abfdf5eda2949044220
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff48247144d13a3a0817127703724256008efa78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77fce82678ea5fd51442e62febec2004f79e041b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12