Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46716
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97572
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-2024-46716
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 input validation within the msgdma_free_descriptor() and msgdma_chan_desc_cleanup() functions in drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46716
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3480e59fdbe5585d2d1eff0bed7671583acf725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20bf2920a869f9dbda0ef8c94c87d1901a64a716
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db67686676c7becc1910bf1d6d51505876821863
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e4ada1a4206f878e345ae01cf37347d803d1b1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.109
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.50