Vulnerability · Published Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-42237firmware: cs_dsp: Validate payload length before processing block

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: cs_dsp: Validate payload length before processing block Move the payload length check in cs_dsp_load() and cs_dsp_coeff_load() to be done before the block is processed. The check that the length of a block payload does not exceed the number of remaining bytes in the firwmware file buffer was being done near the end of the loop iteration. However, some code before that check used the length field without validating it.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.106-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42237
Debian:13linux6.9.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42237
Debian:14linux6.9.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-48.48UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1018.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1017.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1017.19UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1013.17UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1002.4UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-48.48~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-48.48.3UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1017.19UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1017.19.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-48.48.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-48.48.1~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42237

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f6bc909e7673c30abcbdb329e7d0aa2e83c103d7 – before 259955eca9b7acf1299b1ac077d8cfbe12df35d8f6bc909e7673c30abcbdb329e7d0aa2e83c103d7 – before 3a9cd924aec1288d675df721f244da4dd7e16cfff6bc909e7673c30abcbdb329e7d0aa2e83c103d7 – before 71d9e313d8f7e18c543a9c80506fe6b1eb1fe0c8f6bc909e7673c30abcbdb329e7d0aa2e83c103d7 – before 6598afa9320b6ab13041616950ca5f8f938c0cf1
Linux Linux 5.16

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