Buffer overflow in arm-trusted-firmware - CVE-2024-6563

 

Buffer overflow in arm-trusted-firmware - CVE-2024-6563

Published: October 21, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98847
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6563
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Affected software

arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler
arm-trusted-firmware
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6563

Install updates from vendor's website.

arm-trusted-firmware - addressed in versions 2.3-5, 2.9-3
arm-trusted-firmware-armv8 - addressed in versions 2.3-5, 2.9-3

External References

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