Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38667
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93168
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-2024-38667
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the cpu_update_secondary_bootdata() function in arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_spinwait.c, within the sbi_cpu_start() function in arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_sbi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38667
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea22d4195cca13d5fdbc4d6555a2dfb8a7867a9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3090c06d50eaa91317f84bf3eac4c265e6cb8d44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1f28c32a194303da630fca89481334b9547b80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a638b0461b58aa3205cd9d5f14d6f703d795b4af
- 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