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CVE-2024-38637

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 21, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.23% (14th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-38637 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

greybus: lights: check return of get_channel_from_mode

If channel for the given node is not found we return null from

get_channel_from_mode. Make sure we validate the return pointer

before using it in two of the missing places.

This was originally reported in [0]:

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 4.9, < 4.19.316 Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/330f6bcdcef03f70f81db5f2ed6747af656a09f2 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/518e2c46b5dbce40b1aa0100001d03c3ceaa7d38 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/895cdd9aa9546523df839f9cc1488a0ecc1e0731 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f4a76d477f0cc3c54d512f07f6f88c8e1c1e07b Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b41a9b9c8be8c552f10633453fdb509e83b66f8 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1ba19a1ae7cd1e324685ded4ab563e78fe68648 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2c64246e5dc8c0d35ec41770b85e2b4cafdff21 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/eac10cf3a97ffd4b4deb0a29f57c118225a42850 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/330f6bcdcef03f70f81db5f2ed6747af656a09f2 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/518e2c46b5dbce40b1aa0100001d03c3ceaa7d38

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38637?

CVE-2024-38637 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-38637?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-38637?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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