Linux Kernel up to 6.8.2 gcc-ipq8074 qcom_find_freq out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.2. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is the function qcom_find_freq of the component gcc-ipq8074. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-26969. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.2. This issue affects the function qcom_find_freq of the component gcc-ipq8074. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: qcom: gcc-ipq8074: fix terminating of frequency table arrays The frequency table arrays are supposed to be terminated with an empty element. Add such entry to the end of the arrays where it is missing in order to avoid possible out-of-bound access when the table is traversed by functions like qcom_find_freq() or qcom_find_freq_floor(). Only compile tested.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-26969 since 02/19/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215, 5.15.154, 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3 or 6.9-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e117c6e2d161/83fe1bbd9e25/851cc19bdb02/9de184d4e557/dd92b159c506/b6b31b4c67ea/fc3ac2fcd0a7/be9e2752d823/1040ef5ed95d 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-2024-1008). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Oracle VM
• EMC Avamar
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• Dell Avamar
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• IBM Storage Scale System
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Dell PowerScale OneFS

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.19.311
• 5.4.273
• 5.10.214
• 5.15.153
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
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• 6.1.48
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• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
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• 6.1.57
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• 6.1.59
• 6.1.60
• 6.1.61
• 6.1.62
• 6.1.63
• 6.1.64
• 6.1.65
• 6.1.66
• 6.1.67
• 6.1.68
• 6.1.69
• 6.1.70
• 6.1.71
• 6.1.72
• 6.1.73
• 6.1.74
• 6.1.75
• 6.1.76
• 6.1.77
• 6.1.78
• 6.1.79
• 6.1.80
• 6.1.81
• 6.1.82
• 6.1.83
• 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
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.6
• 6.7.7
• 6.7.8
• 6.7.9
• 6.7.10
• 6.7.11
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1
• 6.8.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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