SB2024070452 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ethernet mediatek driver
Published: July 4, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070452
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27432)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the mtk_ppe_start() and mtk_ppe_stop() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe.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/9fcadd125044007351905d40c405fadc2d3bb6d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f78807362828ad01db2a9ed005bf79501b620f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943c14ece95eb1cf98d477462aebcbfdfd714633
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49202a8256fc50517ef06fd5e2084c4febde6369
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09a1907433865b7c8ee6777e507f5126bdd38c0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea80e3ed09ab2c2b75724faf5484721753e92c31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2