CVE-2024-43860

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-08-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nremoteproc: imx_rproc: Skip over memory region when node value is NULL\nIn imx_rproc_addr_init() 'nph = of_count_phandle_with_args()' just counts\nnumber of phandles. But phandles may be empty. So of_parse_phandle() in\nthe parsing loop (0 < a < nph) may return NULL which is later dereferenced.\nAdjust this issue by adding NULL-return check.\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.\n[Fixed title to fit within the prescribed 70-75 charcters]

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12780	2024-10-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12782	2024-10-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12868	2024-12-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12780	2024-10-11
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12782	2024-10-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12815	2024-11-11
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12815	2024-11-11