CVE-2024-56670

MEDIUM EPSS 12.4%
Published Dec 27, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 27, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_serial: Fix the issue that gs_start_io crashed due to accessing null pointer Considering that in some extreme cases, when u_serial driver is accessed by multiple threads, Thread A is executing the open operation and calling the gs_open, Thread B is executing the disconnect operation and calling the gserial_disconnect function,The port->port_usb pointer will be set to NULL. E.g. Thread A Thread B gs_open() gadget_unbind_driver() gs_start_io() composite_disconnect() gs_start_rx() gserial_disconnect() ... ... spin_unlock(&port->port_lock) status = usb_ep_queue() spin_lock(&port->port_lock) spin_lock(&port->port_lock) port->port_usb = NULL gs_free_requests(port->port_usb->in) spin_unlock(&port->port_lock) Crash This causes thread A to access a null pointer (port->port_usb is null) when calling the gs_free_requests function, causing a crash. If port_usb is NULL, the release request will be skipped as it will be done by gserial_disconnect. So add a null pointer check to gs_start_io before attempting to access the value of the pointer port->port_usb. Call trace: gs_start_io+0x164/0x25c gs_open+0x108/0x13c tty_open+0x314/0x638 chrdev_open+0x1b8/0x258 do_dentry_open+0x2c4/0x700 vfs_open+0x2c/0x3c path_openat+0xa64/0xc60 do_filp_open+0xb8/0x164 do_sys_openat2+0x84/0xf0 __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0x9c invoke_syscall+0x58/0x114 el0_svc_common+0x80/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x38/0x68

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
12.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥2.6.27  –  <5.4.288
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.232
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.175
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.121
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.67
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any

References 9

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1247e1df086aa6c17ab53cd1bedce70dd7132765
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b3c03a6790de1f6f2683919ad657840f0f0f58
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cfbca86f6a8b801f3254e0e3c8f2b1d2d64be2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4efdfdc32d8d6307f968cd99f1db64468471bab1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca07a3d18f39b1669927ef536e485787e856df6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c83213b6649d22656b3a4e92544ceeea8a2c6c07
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6b0ca6025f64ccb465a6a3460c5b0307ed9c44
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1247e1df086aa6c17ab53cd1bedce70dd7132765
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b3c03a6790de1f6f2683919ad657840f0f0f58
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cfbca86f6a8b801f3254e0e3c8f2b1d2d64be2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4efdfdc32d8d6307f968cd99f1db64468471bab1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca07a3d18f39b1669927ef536e485787e856df6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c83213b6649d22656b3a4e92544ceeea8a2c6c07
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6b0ca6025f64ccb465a6a3460c5b0307ed9c44
    Patch