#VU102495 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56787
Published: January 9, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102495
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-56787
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the imx8mq_soc_revision_from_atf(), imx8mq_soc_revision(), imx8mm_soc_uid(), kasprintf(), imx8_soc_init() and kfree() functions in drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx8m.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2129f6faa5dfe8c6b87aad11720bf75edd77d3e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/997a3c04d7fa3d1d385c14691350d096fada648c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc832d37799dbea950c4c8a34721b02b8b5a8ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e497edb8f31ec2c2b6f4ce930e175aa2da8be334
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2ff66feb5f9b183f9e2f9d06c21340bd88de12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120