In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Input: MT - limit max slots

syzbot is reporting too large allocation at input_mt_init_slots(), for
num_slots is supplied from userspace using ioctl(UI_DEV_CREATE).

Since nobody knows possible max slots, this patch chose 1024.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0021.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

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Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05dd9aabd04f9b5eb04dab9bb83d8c3e982d7549 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2829c80614890624456337e47320289112785f3e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87f610a1a7fbdb1f2e3d90b54c955bd3b8a0c322 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f04edd554d191834e9e1349ef030318ea6b11ba cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94736334b8a25e4fae8daa6934e54a31f099be43 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f73d01f547dfc67fda3022c51e377a0454b505 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d3bf5f7377d42f8be60a6b9cb60fb0be34dceb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd19f1799c32ba7b874474b1b968815ce5364f73 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024090452-CVE-2024-45008-1d89@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45008 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45008 cve-icon
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0021}

 epss

{'score': 0.00161}

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00161}

 epss

{'score': 0.0021}

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00149}

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{'score': 0.00161}

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00194}

 epss

{'score': 0.00149}

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 02:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-789

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: MT - limit max slots syzbot is reporting too large allocation at input_mt_init_slots(), for num_slots is supplied from userspace using ioctl(UI_DEV_CREATE). Since nobody knows possible max slots, this patch chose 1024.
Title Input: MT - limit max slots
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:30:55.325Z

Reserved: 2024-08-21T05:34:56.679Z

Link: CVE-2024-45008

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-04T20:17:58.984Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-09-04T20:15:09.107

Modified: 2024-09-05T12:53:21.110

Link: CVE-2024-45008

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-45008 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T11:23:02Z