7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-46756
"Intel W83627ehf Hardware Monitor Underflow Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (w83627ehf) Fix underflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtol() results in an underflow if a large negative number such as -9223372036854775808 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 23, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-46756 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26825b62bd1bd3e53b4f44e0745cb516d5186343 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26825b62bd1bd3e53b4f44e0745cb516d5186343 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56cfdeb2c77291f0b5e4592731adfb6ca8fc7c24 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56cfdeb2c77291f0b5e4592731adfb6ca8fc7c24 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1de37969b7bc0abcb20b86e91e70caebbd4f89 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1de37969b7bc0abcb20b86e91e70caebbd4f89 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ab0fd231c4ca873ec6908e761970360acc6df2 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ab0fd231c4ca873ec6908e761970360acc6df2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fecb75bff1b7d87a071c32a37aa0700f2be379d No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fecb75bff1b7d87a071c32a37aa0700f2be379d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cf73a7bfdce683bde3a7bb65f270d3bd24497b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cf73a7bfdce683bde3a7bb65f270d3bd24497b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4be794c8d8c253770103e097ab9dbdb5f99ae1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4be794c8d8c253770103e097ab9dbdb5f99ae1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92f0baf99a7e327dcceab37cce57c38aab1f691 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92f0baf99a7e327dcceab37cce57c38aab1f691 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-191
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.19.322 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.284 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.226 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.167 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.110 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.51 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.10
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (w83627ehf) Fix underflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtol() results in an underflow if a large negative number such as -9223372036854775808 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cf73a7bfdce683bde3a7bb65f270d3bd24497b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ab0fd231c4ca873ec6908e761970360acc6df2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56cfdeb2c77291f0b5e4592731adfb6ca8fc7c24 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4be794c8d8c253770103e097ab9dbdb5f99ae1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92f0baf99a7e327dcceab37cce57c38aab1f691 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fecb75bff1b7d87a071c32a37aa0700f2be379d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26825b62bd1bd3e53b4f44e0745cb516d5186343 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1de37969b7bc0abcb20b86e91e70caebbd4f89 [No types assigned]
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