Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27039
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93067
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-2024-27039
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the hisi_clk_register_pll() function in drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3559a.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27039
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f8445f1c746fda180a7f75372ed06b24e9cefe2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0b0d1c46a2ce1e46b79d004a7270fdef872e097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d1f1228c1bb54803ae57525b76db60e99b37e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc572e0085ebd4b662b74a0f43222bc00df9a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d575765b1b62e8bdb00af11caa1aabeb01763d9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c6a38136b74a2f18c42199830975edd9fbc379
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2