SB20240608128 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel hid i2c-hid driver
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608128
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35997)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the __i2c_hid_command() and i2c_hid_irq() functions in drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bfca822cfc1e71796124e93b46e0d9fa584401
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c448a9fd50f77e8fb9156ff64848aa4295eb3003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5095b93021b899f54c9355bebf36d78854c33a22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b65fb50e04a95eec34a9d1bc138454a98a5578d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0561b65fbd53d3e788c5b0222d9112ca016fd6a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e94f295bad5be59cf4271a93e22cdcf5536722
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/418c5575d56410c6e186ab727bf32ae32447d497
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0f59e47a90c54d0153f8ddc0f80d7a36207d0e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.313
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.30