Linux Kernel up to 6.6.17/6.7.5 ad4130 clk_init_data initialization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.17/6.7.5. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function clk_init_data of the component ad4130. The manipulation leads to initialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26711. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.17/6.7.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function clk_init_data of the component ad4130. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ad4130: zero-initialize clock init data The clk_init_data struct does not have all its members initialized, causing issues when trying to expose the internal clock on the CLK pin. Fix this by zero-initializing the clk_init_data struct.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-26711 since 02/19/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.6.18, 6.7.6 or 6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0e0dab377509/02876e2df02f/a22b0a2be69a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0773). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• NetApp FAS
• EMC Avamar
• Oracle VM
• NetApp AFF
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DB2
• IBM Storage Scale System

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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