Linux Kernel up to 6.6.26/6.8.5 imx8mp_blk privilege escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.26/6.8.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component imx8mp_blk. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-35942. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.26/6.8.5. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component imx8mp_blk. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: imx8mp_blk: Add fdcc clock to hdmimix domain According to i.MX8MP RM and HDMI ADD, the fdcc clock is part of hdmi rx verification IP that should not enable for HDMI TX. But actually if the clock is disabled before HDMI/LCDIF probe, LCDIF will not get pixel clock from HDMI PHY and print the error logs: [CRTC:39:crtc-2] vblank wait timed out WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 9 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:1634 drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks.part.0+0x23c/0x260 Add fdcc clock to LCDIF and HDMI TX power domains to fix the issue.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-35942 since 05/17/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210815 (RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:9315)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.6.27 or 6.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9d3f959b4266/b13c0d871cd8/697624ee8ad5 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 Tenable (210815). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1
• 6.8.2
• 6.8.3
• 6.8.4
• 6.8.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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