CVE-2024-43825

/// Technical description

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

iio: Fix the sorting functionality in iio_gts_build_avail_time_table

The sorting in iio_gts_build_avail_time_table is not working as intended.

It could result in an out-of-bounds access when the time is zero.

Here are more details:

1. When the gts->itime_table[i].time_us is zero, e.g., the time

sequence is `3, 0, 1`, the inner for-loop will not terminate and do

out-of-bound writes. This is because once `times[j] > new`, the value

`new` will be added in the current position and the `times[j]` will be

moved to `j+1` position, which makes the if-condition always hold.

Meanwhile, idx will be added one, making the loop keep running without

termination and out-of-bound write.

2. If none of the gts->itime_table[i].time_us is zero, the elements

will just be copied without being sorted as described in the comment

"Sort times from all tables to one and remove duplicates".

For more details, please refer to

https://lore.kerne

/// 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.

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