#VU105038 Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57998

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105038

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-57998

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion within the _find_opp_table(), _opp_table_find_key(), _find_key(), _find_key_exact(), _opp_table_find_key_ceil(), _find_key_ceil(), dev_pm_opp_find_freq_exact_indexed(), dev_pm_opp_find_freq_ceil_indexed(), dev_pm_opp_find_freq_floor_indexed(), dev_pm_opp_remove(), _opp_add_v1(), _opp_set_availability() and dev_pm_opp_adjust_voltage() functions in drivers/opp/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.6 - 6.6.75

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/774dd6f0f0a61c9c3848e025d7d9eeed1a7ca4cd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d68c20638e50d5eb4576492a7958328ae445248
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d659bc68ed489022ea33342cfbda2911a81e7a0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da2a6acc73933b7812c94794726e438cde39e037
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb6ffa0192ba83ece1a318b956265519c5c7dcec
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.76

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?