CVE-2024-42264 drm/v3d: Prevent out of bounds access in performance query extensions
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's V3D driver via performance query extensions, potentially causing a crash or leaking memory.
- 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-2024-42264?
CVE-2024-42264 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/v3d: Prevent out of bounds access in performance query extensions
Check that the number of perfmons userspace is passing in the copy and reset extensions is not greater than the internal kernel storage where the ids will be copied into.
(cherry picked from commit f32b5128d2c440368b5bf3a7a356823e235caabb)
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42264?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42264?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-42264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-42264, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42264, GHSA-6cxx-x253-9xcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42264.