Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41038
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95048
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-2024-41038
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 cs_dsp_coeff_parse_string(), cs_dsp_coeff_parse_int(), cs_dsp_coeff_parse_coeff() and cs_dsp_parse_coeff() functions in drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41038
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6619aa48a011364e9f29083cc76368e6acfe5b11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ea8e13aaefdfda6e5601323d6ea5340359dcfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/014239b9971d79421a0ba652579e1ca1b7b57b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2163aff6bebbb752edf73f79700f5e2095f3559e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.41