CVE-2024-56577

Description

From CVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-jpeg: Fix null-ptr-deref during unload module The workqueue should be destroyed in mtk_jpeg_core.c since commit 09aea13ecf6f ("media: mtk-jpeg: refactor some variables"), otherwise the below calltrace can be easily triggered. [ 677.862514] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dfff800000000023 [ 677.863633] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000118-0x000000000000011f] ... [ 677.879654] CPU: 6 PID: 1071 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G O 6.8.12-mtk+gfa1a78e5d24b+ #17 ... [ 677.882838] pc : destroy_workqueue+0x3c/0x770 [ 677.883413] lr : mtk_jpegdec_destroy_workqueue+0x70/0x88 [mtk_jpeg_dec_hw] [ 677.884314] sp : ffff80008ad974f0 [ 677.884744] x29: ffff80008ad974f0 x28: ffff0000d7115580 x27: ffff0000dd691070 [ 677.885669] x26: ffff0000dd691408 x25: ffff8000844af3e0 x24: ffff80008ad97690 [ 677.886592] x23: ffff0000e051d400 x22: ffff0000dd691010 x21: dfff800000000000 [ 677.887515] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffff800085397ac0 [ 677.888438] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff8000801b87c8 x15: 1ffff000115b2e10 [ 677.889361] x14: 00000000f1f1f1f1 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffff7000115b2e4d [ 677.890285] x11: 1ffff000115b2e4c x10: ffff7000115b2e4c x9 : ffff80000aa43e90 [ 677.891208] x8 : 00008fffeea4d1b4 x7 : ffff80008ad97267 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 677.892131] x5 : ffff80008ad97260 x4 : ffff7000115b2e4d x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 677.893054] x2 : 0000000000000023 x1 : dfff800000000000 x0 : 0000000000000118 [ 677.893977] Call trace: [ 677.894297] destroy_workqueue+0x3c/0x770 [ 677.894826] mtk_jpegdec_destroy_workqueue+0x70/0x88 [mtk_jpeg_dec_hw] [ 677.895677] devm_action_release+0x50/0x90 [ 677.896211] release_nodes+0xe8/0x170 [ 677.896688] devres_release_all+0xf8/0x178 [ 677.897219] device_unbind_cleanup+0x24/0x170 [ 677.897785] device_release_driver_internal+0x35c/0x480 [ 677.898461] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38 ... [ 677.912665] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score5.55.5N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Attack ComplexityLowLowN/A
Privileges RequiredLowLowN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeUnchangedUnchangedN/A
ConfidentialityNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Availability ImpactHighHighN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-476

Availability

Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

NULL pointer dereferences usually result in the failure of the process unless exception handling (on some platforms) is available and implemented. Even when exception handling is being used, it can still be very difficult to return the software to a safe state of operation.

Integrity,Confidentiality

Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Read Memory; Modify Memory

In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution.

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