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CVE-2024-44931

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Aug 26, 2024 linux EPSS 0.25% (16th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-44931 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 26, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. 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:

gpio: prevent potential speculation leaks in gpio_device_get_desc()

Userspace may trigger a speculative read of an address outside the gpio

descriptor array.

Users can do that by calling gpio_ioctl() with an offset out of range.

Offset is copied from user and then used as an array index to get

the gpio descriptor without sanitization in gpio_device_get_desc().

This change ensures that the offset is sanitized by using

array_index_nospec() to mitigate any possibility of speculative

information leaks.

This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis

Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 0, < 6.6.46 Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/18504710442671b02d00e6db9804a0ad26c5a479 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b955f786a4bcde8c0ccb2b7d519def2acb6f3cc Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/672c19165fc96dfad531a5458e0b3cdab414aae4 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae2d8e75b741dbcb0da374753f972410e83b5f3 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d682e89c44bd5819b01f3fbb45a8e3681a4b6d0 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65ab97efcd438cb4e9f299400f2ea55251f3a67 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/d776c0486b03a5c4afca65b8ff44573592bf93bb Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/d795848ecce24a75dfd46481aee066ae6fe39775 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-44931?

CVE-2024-44931 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 26, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-44931?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-44931?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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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