CVE-2024-50007 ALSA: asihpi: Fix potential OOB array access
A missing bounds check in the ALSA asihpi driver allows out-of-bounds array access, potentially leading to memory corruption or system crashes.
- 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-2024-50007?
CVE-2024-50007 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 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:
ALSA: asihpi: Fix potential OOB array access
ASIHPI driver stores some values in the static array upon a response from the driver, and its index depends on the firmware. We shouldn't trust it blindly.
This patch adds a sanity check of the array index to fit in the array size.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50007?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50007?
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-2024-50007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-52138, BELL-CVE-2024-50007, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50007, GHSA-48wg-55fj-pvx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50007.