SB20241230278 - Resource management error in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230278
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-2024-56545)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the mousevsc_hid_raw_request(), HID_DEVICE(), mousevsc_probe() and mousevsc_init() functions in drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.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/19a9457e5e210e408c1f8865b5d93c5a2c90409d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d48d0fbaaa74a04fb9092780a3f83dc4f3f8160
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ef47faa90d838cda131fe1f7776456cc3b59f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03e713a400aeb5f969bab4daf47a7402d0df814
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64