CVE-2024-24254 Race condition in n/a

Medium 4.2 Published Updated

A race condition in PX4 Autopilot allows attackers to upload overlapping geofences and mission routes, potentially compromising drone flight safety.

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

What is CVE-2024-24254?

CVE-2024-24254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PX4 Autopilot 1.14 and earlier, due to the lack of synchronization mechanism for loading geofence data, has a Race Condition vulnerability in the geofence.cpp and mission_feasibility_checker.cpp. This will result in the drone uploading overlapping geofences and mission routes.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24254?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dronecode Px4 Drone Autopilot.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-24254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5rg-254c-x94v.

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