Linux Kernel up to 5.15.171/6.1.116/6.6.60/6.11.7 dwc3_core_exit denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.171/6.1.116/6.6.60/6.11.7 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function dwc3_core_exit. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-53070. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.171/6.1.116/6.6.60/6.11.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function dwc3_core_exit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: fix fault at system suspend if device was already runtime suspended If the device was already runtime suspended then during system suspend we cannot access the device registers else it will crash. Also we cannot access any registers after dwc3_core_exit() on some platforms so move the dwc3_enable_susphy() call to the top.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-53070 since 11/19/2024. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211777 (Debian dsa-5818 : affs-modules-6.1.0-21-4kc-malta-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61 or 6.11.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d9e65d461a9d/562804b1561c/4abc5ee334fe/06b98197b69e/9cfb31e4c89d 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 (211777) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3509). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Avamar
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.171
• 6.1.116
• 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
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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