CVE-2024-46836 usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: validate endpoint index for ast udc

High 7.8 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in the Aspeed USB gadget driver allows a malicious host to cause a denial of service via invalid endpoint indices.

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-2024-46836?

CVE-2024-46836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Sep 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:

usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: validate endpoint index for ast udc

We should verify the bound of the array to assure that host may not manipulate the index to point past endpoint array.

Found by static analysis.

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46836?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-46836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-46836, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46836, GHSA-xxjh-h523-972c, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-46836, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46836.

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