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CVE-2024-38592

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: Init `ddp_comp` with devm_kcalloc() In the case where `conn_routes` is true we allocate an extra slot in the `ddp_comp` array but mtk_drm_crtc_create() never seemed to initialize it in the test case I ran. For me, this caused a later crash when we looped through the array in mtk_drm_crtc_mode_valid(). This showed up for me when I booted with `slub_debug=FZPUA` which poisons the memory initially. Without `slub_debug` I couldn't reproduce, presumably because the later code handles the value being NULL and in most cases (not guaranteed in all cases) the memory the allocator returned started out as 0. It really doesn't hurt to initialize the array with devm_kcalloc() since the array is small and the overhead of initting a handful of elements to 0 is small. In general initting memory to zero is a safer practice and usually it's suggested to only use the non-initting alloc functions if you really need to. Let's switch the function to use an allocation function that zeros the memory. For me, this avoids the crash.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.8.12-1CVE-2024-38592
Fixed in:6.8.12-1CVE-2024-38592
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibm-classicUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-oem-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

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