CVE-2024-11864 SCP-Firmware Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Crafted SCMI messages can crash the System Control Processor firmware, causing a denial of service in Arm-based systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-11864?

CVE-2024-11864 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Arm SCP-Firmware, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Specifically crafted SCMI messages sent to an SCP running SCP-Firmware release versions up to and including 2.15.0 may lead to a Usage Fault and crash the SCP

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11864?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arm Scp Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11864?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-11864 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9cmh-g466-3ph3.

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