#VU96302 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43877
Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96302
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-43877
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ivtvfb_prep_dec_dma_to_device() function in drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtvfb.c, within the ivtv_yuv_prep_user_dma() function in drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-yuv.c, within the ivtv_udma_setup() function in drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-udma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24062aa7407091dee3e45a8e8037df437e848718
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8fd92939e21ff0d45100ab208f8124af79402a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c766065e8272085ea9c436414b7ddf1f12e7787b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629913d6d79508b166c66e07e4857e20233d85a9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44