Linux Kernel up to 6.6.43/6.10.2 iio iio_gts_build_avail_time_table out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.43/6.10.2. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts the function iio_gts_build_avail_time_table of the component iio. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-43825. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.43/6.10.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function iio_gts_build_avail_time_table of the component iio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: Fix the sorting functionality in iio_gts_build_avail_time_table The sorting in iio_gts_build_avail_time_table is not working as intended. It could result in an out-of-bounds access when the time is zero. Here are more details: 1. When the gts->itime_table[i].time_us is zero, e.g., the time sequence is `3, 0, 1`, the inner for-loop will not terminate and do out-of-bound writes. This is because once `times[j] > new`, the value `new` will be added in the current position and the `times[j]` will be moved to `j+1` position, which makes the if-condition always hold. Meanwhile, idx will be added one, making the loop keep running without termination and out-of-bound write. 2. If none of the gts->itime_table[i].time_us is zero, the elements will just be copied without being sorted as described in the comment "Sort times from all tables to one and remove duplicates". For more details, please refer to https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected].

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-43825 since 08/17/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212724 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7154-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.6.44 or 6.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 31ff8464ef54/b5046de32fd1/5acc3f971a01 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 databases at Tenable (212724) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1875). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell NetWorker

Productinfo

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
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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