#VU97551 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46756
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97551
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-2024-46756
CWE-ID: CWE-191
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 execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the store_target_temp() and store_tolerance() functions in drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cf73a7bfdce683bde3a7bb65f270d3bd24497b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ab0fd231c4ca873ec6908e761970360acc6df2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56cfdeb2c77291f0b5e4592731adfb6ca8fc7c24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4be794c8d8c253770103e097ab9dbdb5f99ae1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92f0baf99a7e327dcceab37cce57c38aab1f691
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fecb75bff1b7d87a071c32a37aa0700f2be379d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26825b62bd1bd3e53b4f44e0745cb516d5186343
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1de37969b7bc0abcb20b86e91e70caebbd4f89
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.322
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.226
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.167
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.284
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.51