SB2025012145 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel include asm
Published: January 21, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012145
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57945)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the EXPORT_SYMBOL(), setup_bootmem() and setup_vm() functions in arch/riscv/mm/init.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/a4a7ac3d266008018f05fae53060fcb331151a14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2bd51954ac8377c2f1eb1813e694788998add66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f754f27e98f88428aaf6be6e00f5cbce97f62d4b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.72