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CVE-2024-36906

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9381/1: kasan: clear stale stack poison We found below OOB crash: [ 33.452494] ========================================…

Published May 30, 2024CWE-787EPSS 0.23%

Overview

CVE-2024-36906 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 30, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ARM: 9381/1: kasan: clear stale stack poison

We found below OOB crash:

[ 33.452494] ==================================================================

[ 33.453513] BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in refresh_cpu_vm_stats.constprop.0+0xcc/0x2ec

[ 33.454660] Write of size 164 at addr c1d03d30 by task swapper/0/0

[ 33.455515]

[ 33.455767] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G O 6.1.25-mainline #1

[ 33.456880] Hardware name: Generic DT based system

[ 33.457555] unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x18/0x1c

[ 33.458326] show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x4c

[ 33.459072] dump_stack_lvl from print_report+0x158/0x4a4

[ 33.459863] print_report from kasan_report+0x9c/0x148

[ 33.460616] kasan_report from kasan_check_range+0x94/0x1a0

[ 33.461424] kasan_check_range from memset+0x20/0x3c

[ 33.462157] memset from refresh_cpu_vm_stats.constprop.0+0xcc/0x2ec

[ 33.463064] refresh_

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36906?

CVE-2024-36906 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 30, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-36906?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-36906?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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