CVE-2024-44067 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Unprivileged attackers can write to arbitrary physical memory via specific CPU instructions, enabling privilege escalation and code execution on affected RISC-V systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-44067?

CVE-2024-44067 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The T-Head XuanTie C910 CPU in the TH1520 SoC and the T-Head XuanTie C920 CPU in the SOPHON SG2042 have instructions that allow unprivileged attackers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations, aka GhostWrite.

Weakness: CWE-123, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44067?

How do I fix CVE-2024-44067?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44067 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44067 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44067 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mf26-c9w4-84w5.

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