CVE-2024-46689Out-of-bounds Write in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 13
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: cmd-db: Map shared memory as WC, not WB Linux does not write into cmd-db region. This region of memory is write protected by XPU. XPU may sometime falsely detect clean cache eviction as "write" into the write protected region leading to secure interrupt which causes an endless loop somewhere in Trust Zone. The only reason it is working right now is because Qualcomm Hypervisor maps the same region as Non-Cacheable m

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages14 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

18
OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities2025-01-09
OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities2025-01-06
OSV
linux-gkeop vulnerabilities2024-12-12
OSV
linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities2024-12-12

📋Vendor Advisories

20
CISA ICS
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS2025-08-14
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-01-09
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-01-09
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities2025-01-06
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities2024-12-12