CVE-2024-53150: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources
The current USB-audio driver code doesn't check bLength of each descriptor at traversing for clock descriptors. That is, when a device provides a bogus descriptor with a shorter bLength, the driver might hit out-of-bounds reads.
For addressing it, this patch adds sanity checks to the validator functions for the clock descriptor traversal. When the descriptor length is shorter than expected, it's skipped in the loop.
For the clock source and clock multiplier descriptors, we can just check bLength against the sizeof() of each descriptor type. OTOH, the clock selector descriptor of UAC2 and UAC3 has an array of bNrInPins elements and two more fields at its tail, hence those have to be checked in addition to the sizeof() check.
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Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the USB-audio driver that allows a local, privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
— CISA
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-53150?
CVE-2024-53150 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for out of bounds reads in the Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53150?
To fix CVE-2024-53150, you should update your Linux kernel to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
Which Linux kernel versions are affected by CVE-2024-53150?
CVE-2024-53150 affects Linux kernel versions from 5.4.0 up to, but not including, 5.5.0, and certain versions up to 6.12.2.
What component of the Linux kernel is impacted by CVE-2024-53150?
CVE-2024-53150 impacts the ALSA USB audio driver within the Linux kernel.
Is CVE-2024-53150 actively exploited in the wild?
As of now, there is no public knowledge of CVE-2024-53150 being actively exploited.