Vulnerability in Amazon Freertos
CVE-2024-28115
FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for microcontrollers. FreeRTOS Kernel versions through 10.6.1 do not sufficiently protect against local privilege escalation via Return Oriented Programming techniques should a vulnerability exist that allows code injection and execution. These issues affect ARMv7-M MPU ports, and ARMv8-M ports with Memory Protected Unit (MPU) support enabled (i.e. `configENABLE_MPU` set to 1). These issues are fixed in version 10.6.2 with a new MPU wrapper.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Amazon Freertos
- Freertos Freertos-Kernel — versions < 10.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/security/advisories/GHSA-xcv7-v92w-gq6r (Vendor Advisory, Technical Description)
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.6.2 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28115?
- CVE-2024-28115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Freertos, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28115?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28115 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.