Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2024-26702
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: magnetometer: rm3100: add boundary check for the value read from RM3100_REG_TMRC Recently, we encounter kernel crash in function rm3100_common_probe caused by out of bound access of array rm3100_samp_rates (because of underlying hardware failures). Add boundary check to prevent out of bound access.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 121354b2eceb2669ebdffa76b105ad6c03413966, 5.0, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-26702?
- CVE-2024-26702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-26702?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.