Vulnerability identifier: #VU89249

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26600

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 a NULL pointer dereference error in drivers/phy/ti/phy-omap-usb2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/486218c11e8d1c8f515a3bdd70d62203609d4b6b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8398d8d735ee93a04fb9e9f490e8cacd737e3bf5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be3b82e4871ba00e9b5d0ede92d396d579d7b3b3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cc889b9dea0579726be9520fcc766077890b462
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0430bfcd46657d9116a26cd377f112cbc40826a4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14ef61594a5a286ae0d493b8acbf9eac46fd04c4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/396e17af6761b3cc9e6e4ca94b4de7f642bfece1
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7104ba0f1958adb250319e68a15eff89ec4fd36d

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.