Integer overflow in newlib - CVE-2024-30949
Published: September 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97218
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30949
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the _gettimeofday() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
newlib
Fedora
arm-none-eabi-binutils-cs
arm-none-eabi-newlib
arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs
Fedora
arm-none-eabi-binutils-cs
arm-none-eabi-newlib
arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs
How to mitigate CVE-2024-30949
Install updates from vendor's website.
newlib - update to 4.4.0
arm-none-eabi-binutils-cs - addressed in versions 2.43-1.el8, 2.43-1.el9
arm-none-eabi-newlib - addressed in versions 4.4.0.20231231-1.el8, 4.4.0.20231231-1.el9
arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs - addressed in versions 12.4.0-1.el8, 12.4.0-1.el9
arm-none-eabi-binutils-cs - addressed in versions 2.43-1.el8, 2.43-1.el9
arm-none-eabi-newlib - addressed in versions 4.4.0.20231231-1.el8, 4.4.0.20231231-1.el9
arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs - addressed in versions 12.4.0-1.el8, 12.4.0-1.el9