Linux Kernel up to 6.1.111/6.6.52/6.10.11/6.11.0 USB usbtmc_write information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.111/6.6.52/6.10.11/6.11.0. The impacted element is the function usbtmc_write of the component USB. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-47671. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.111/6.6.52/6.10.11/6.11.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function usbtmc_write of the component USB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak The syzbot reported a kernel-usb-infoleak in usbtmc_write, we need to clear the structure before filling fields.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-47671 since 09/30/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212625 (EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-2953)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.112, 6.6.53, 6.10.12 or 6.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ba6269e187aa/51297ef7ad78/e872738e670d/6c7fc36da021/625fa77151f0 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 (212625) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3134). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Open Source Linux Kernel

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.1.111
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 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
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.10.6
• 6.10.7
• 6.10.8
• 6.10.9
• 6.10.10
• 6.10.11
• 6.11.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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