Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-45029
Published: September 12, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97180
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-2024-45029
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the tegra_i2c_probe() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-45029
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89aef1e6cc43fa019a58080ed05c839e6c77876
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6861faf4232e4b78878f2de1ed3ee324ddae2287
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2853e1376d8161b04c9ff18ba82b43f08a049905
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d069d92951a3e150c0a81f2ca3b93e54da913b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48