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CVE-2024-39499

vmci: prevent speculation leaks by sanitizing event in event_deliver()

Severity Score

4.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci: prevent speculation leaks by sanitizing event in event_deliver() Coverity spotted that event_msg is controlled by user-space,
event_msg->event_data.event is passed to event_deliver() and used
as an index without sanitization. This change ensures that the event index is sanitized to mitigate any
possibility of speculative information leaks. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis
Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc. Only compile tested, no access to HW.

A vulnerability was found in the event_deliver() function in the Linux kernel's VMCI component, where the issue involves a lack of sanitization for the event_data.event index controlled by user-space, which could lead to speculative information leaks.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci: prevent speculation leaks by sanitizing event in event_deliver() Coverity spotted that event_msg is controlled by user-space, event_msg->event_data.event is passed to event_deliver() and used as an index without sanitization. This change ensures that the event index is sanitized to mitigate any possibility of speculative information leaks. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc. Only compile tested, no access to HW.

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-07-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 4.19.317
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 5.4.279
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 5.10.221
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 5.15.162
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 6.1.95
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 6.6.35
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 6.9.6
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.9 < 6.10
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