#VU99553 Infinite loop in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-51564

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#VU99553 Infinite loop in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-51564

Published: October 31, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99553
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51564
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the HDA audio driver. A malicious guest can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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