#VU93307 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36965
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93307
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36965
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the scp_elf_read_ipi_buf_addr() and scp_ipi_init() functions in drivers/remoteproc/mtk_scp.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00548ac6b14428719c970ef90adae2b3b48c0cdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9e2de24533daca36cbf09e8d8596bf72b526b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c6d7dc8c6a9fde9d362ab2eef6390efeff145e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/838b49e211d59fa827ff9df062d4020917cffbdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c79eb4845551e9f6d28c663b38ce0ab03b84a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/331f91d86f71d0bb89a44217cc0b2a22810bbd42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.160
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.92
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.32
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.11