Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-57905
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ti-ads1119: fix information leak in triggered buffer The 'scan' local struct is used to push data to user space from a triggered buffer, but it has a hole between the sample (unsigned int) and the timestamp. This hole is never initialized. Initialize the struct to zero before using it to avoid pushing uninitialized information to userspace.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions a9306887eba41c5fe7232727a8147da3d3c4f83c, 6.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-57905?
- CVE-2024-57905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-57905?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.