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CVE-2024-38572

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix out-of-bound access of qmi_invoke_handler() Currently, there is no terminator entry for ath12k_qmi_msg_handle…

Published Jun 19, 2024CWE-125EPSS 0.23%

Overview

CVE-2024-38572 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 19, 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:

wifi: ath12k: fix out-of-bound access of qmi_invoke_handler()

Currently, there is no terminator entry for ath12k_qmi_msg_handlers hence

facing below KASAN warning,

==================================================================

BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in qmi_invoke_handler+0xa4/0x148

Read of size 8 at addr ffffffd00a6428d8 by task kworker/u8:2/1273

CPU: 0 PID: 1273 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Not tainted 5.4.213 #0

Workqueue: qmi_msg_handler qmi_data_ready_work

Call trace:

dump_backtrace+0x0/0x20c

show_stack+0x14/0x1c

dump_stack+0xe0/0x138

print_address_description.isra.5+0x30/0x330

__kasan_report+0x16c/0x1bc

kasan_report+0xc/0x14

__asan_load8+0xa8/0xb0

qmi_invoke_handler+0xa4/0x148

qmi_handle_message+0x18c/0x1bc

qmi_data_ready_work+0x4ec/0x528

process_one_work+0x2c0/0x440

worker_thread+0x324/0x4b8

kthread+0x210/0x228

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

The address belongs to the variable

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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/95575de7dede7b1ed3b9718dab9dda97914ea775Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a1abdb63628b04855a929850772de97435ed1555Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b48d40f5840c505b7af700594aa8379eec28e925Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e1bdff48a1bb4a4ac660c19c55a820968c48b3f2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/95575de7dede7b1ed3b9718dab9dda97914ea775Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a1abdb63628b04855a929850772de97435ed1555Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b48d40f5840c505b7af700594aa8379eec28e925Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e1bdff48a1bb4a4ac660c19c55a820968c48b3f2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38572?

CVE-2024-38572 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 19, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-38572?

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-2024-38572?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-38572?

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