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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592)

Summary

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ddp_comp. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: Init ddp_comp with devm_kcalloc() In the case where conn_routes is true we allocate an extra slot in the ddp_comp array but mtk_drm_crtc_create() never seemed to initialize it in the test case I ran. For me, this caused a later crash when we looped through the array in mtk_drm_crtc_mode_valid(). This showed up for me when I booted with slub_debug=FZPUA which poisons the memory initially. Without slub_debug I couldn't reproduce, presumably because the later code handles the value being NULL and in most cases (not guaranteed in all cases) the memory the allocator returned started out as 0. It really doesn't hurt to initialize the array with devm_kcalloc() since the array is small and the overhead of initting a handful of elements to 0 is small. In general initting memory to zero is a safer practice and usually it's suggested to only use the non-initting alloc functions if you really need to. Let's switch the function to use an allocation function that zeros the memory. For me, this avoids the crash.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592 has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ddp_comp over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38592 (linux-hwe-edge)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Attack surface: ddp_comp / conn_routes / slub_debug
Patched: 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in linux-hwe-edge. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ddp_comp.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of linux-hwe-edge. Attack surface: ddp_comp / conn_routes / slub_debug.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'linux-hwe-edge' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'linux-hwe-edge' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で linux-hwe-edge を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1

    ステージング環境で 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  3. 3
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.2
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gke
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-ibm
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.8
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-realtime
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