CVE-2024-47671 USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak
A kernel information leak in the usbtmc driver allows attackers to read uninitialized kernel memory via USB write operations.
- 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-2024-47671?
CVE-2024-47671 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Oct 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: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak
The syzbot reported a kernel-usb-infoleak in usbtmc_write, we need to clear the structure before filling fields.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47671?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47671?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-47671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47671 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-50812, AZL-51005, BELL-CVE-2024-47671, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47671, GHSA-f6rr-r6cw-c7wh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47671.