Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3 tc358743 kernel/time/timer.c probe state issue

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function probe of the file kernel/time/timer.c of the component tc358743. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-56576. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function probe of the file kernel/time/timer.c of the component tc358743. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: tc358743: Fix crash in the probe error path when using polling If an error occurs in the probe() function, we should remove the polling timer that was alarmed earlier, otherwise the timer is called with arguments that are already freed, which results in a crash. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 0 at kernel/time/timer.c:1830 __run_timers+0x244/0x268 Modules linked in: CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/3 Not tainted 6.11.0 #226 Hardware name: Diasom DS-RK3568-SOM-EVB (DT) pstate: 804000c9 (Nzcv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __run_timers+0x244/0x268 lr : __run_timers+0x1d4/0x268 sp : ffffff80eff2baf0 x29: ffffff80eff2bb50 x28: 7fffffffffffffff x27: ffffff80eff2bb00 x26: ffffffc080f669c0 x25: ffffff80efef6bf0 x24: ffffff80eff2bb00 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: dead000000000122 x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffffff80efef6b80 x19: ffffff80041c8bf8 x18: ffffffffffffffff x17: ffffffc06f146000 x16: ffffff80eff27dc0 x15: 000000000000003e x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 00000000000054da x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 00000000000639c0 x10: 000000000000000c x9 : 0000000000000009 x8 : ffffff80eff2cb40 x7 : ffffff80eff2cb40 x6 : ffffff8002bee480 x5 : ffffffc080cb2220 x4 : ffffffc080cb2150 x3 : 00000000000f4240 x2 : 0000000000000102 x1 : ffffff80eff2bb00 x0 : ffffff80041c8bf0 Call trace:  __run_timers+0x244/0x268  timer_expire_remote+0x50/0x68  tmigr_handle_remote+0x388/0x39c  run_timer_softirq+0x38/0x44  handle_softirqs+0x138/0x298  __do_softirq+0x14/0x20  ____do_softirq+0x10/0x1c  call_on_irq_stack+0x24/0x4c  do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x2c  irq_exit_rcu+0x9c/0xcc  el1_interrupt+0x48/0xc0  el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24  el1h_64_irq+0x7c/0x80  default_idle_call+0x34/0x68  do_idle+0x23c/0x294  cpu_startup_entry+0x38/0x3c  secondary_start_kernel+0x128/0x160  __secondary_switched+0xb8/0xbc ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56576 since 12/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216224 (Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20100)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64 or 6.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 13193a97ddd5a6a5b11408ddbc1ae85588b1860c/5c9ab34c87af718bdbf9faa2b1a6ba41d15380ea/815d14147068347e88c258233eb951b41b2792a6/34a3466a92f50c51d984f0ec2e96864886d460eb/b59ab89bc83f7bff67f78c6caf484a84a6dd30f7/1def915b1564f4375330bd113ea1d768a569cfd8/869f38ae07f7df829da4951c3d1f7a2be09c2e9a 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 (216224) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3762). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.4.286
• 5.10.230
• 5.15.173
• 6.1.119
• 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
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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