SB20241230249 - Resource management error in Linux kernel mfd driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230249
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-2024-56724)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the bxt_wcove_tmu_irq_handler() and bxt_wcove_tmu_probe() functions in drivers/platform/x86/intel/bxtwc_tmu.c, within the ARRAY_SIZE() and bxtwc_probe() functions in drivers/mfd/intel_soc_pmic_bxtwc.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/1b734ad0e33648c3988c6a37c2ac16c2d63eda06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2310f5336f32eac9ada2d59b965d578efe25c4bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56acf415772ee7e10e448b371f52b249aa2d0f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bc6d0da4a32fe34a9960de577e0b7de3454de0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b79d59e6b2b515eb9a22bc469ef7b8f0904fc73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c7c400de85d915e0da7c2c363553a801c47349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c472b55cc0bc3df805db6a14f50a084884cf18ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da498e02c92e6d82df8001438dd583b90c570815
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.174