CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-46859

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to out-of-bounds access to the SINF array in Panasonic laptop code has been resolved. The issue arises when indices exceed the size of the array, potentially leading to unexpected system behavior.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using Panasonic laptops may be exposed to system errors or crashes if the SINF array is not properly size-checked. This could lead to issues with screen brightness management and other functionalities.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to ensure that the SINF array is properly checked before access. Additionally, systems should be monitored for potential issues related to this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: panasonic-laptop: Fix SINF array out of bounds accesses The panasonic laptop code in various places uses the SINF array with index values of 0 - SINF_CUR_BRIGHT(0x0d) without checking that the SINF array is big enough. Not all panasonic laptops have this many SINF array entries, for example the Toughbook CF-18 model only has 10 SINF array entries. So it only supports the AC+DC brightness entries and mute. Check that the SINF array has a minimum size which covers all AC+DC brightness entries and refuse to load if the SINF array is smaller. For higher SINF indexes hide the sysfs attributes when the SINF array does not contain an entry for that attribute, avoiding show()/store() accessing the array out of bounds and add bounds checking to the probe() and resume() code accessing these.

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