CVE-2024-25741 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel via improper handling in the USB printer gadget driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-25741?

CVE-2024-25741 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

printer_write in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 does not properly call usb_ep_queue, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact.

Weakness: CWE-703

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25741?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2024-25741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-25741, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25741, GHSA-gpjf-f4mx-92px, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25741.

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