In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: check if __rtc_read_time was successful in rtc_timer_do_work() If the __rtc_read_time call fails,, the struct rtc_time tm; may contain uninitialized data, or an illegal date/time read from the RTC hardware. When calling rtc_tm_to_ktime later, the result may be a very large value (possibly KTIME_MAX). If there are periodic timers in rtc->timerqueue, they will continually expire, may causing kernel softlockup.
History

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:30:00 +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


Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: check if __rtc_read_time was successful in rtc_timer_do_work() If the __rtc_read_time call fails,, the struct rtc_time tm; may contain uninitialized data, or an illegal date/time read from the RTC hardware. When calling rtc_tm_to_ktime later, the result may be a very large value (possibly KTIME_MAX). If there are periodic timers in rtc->timerqueue, they will continually expire, may causing kernel softlockup.
Title rtc: check if __rtc_read_time was successful in rtc_timer_do_work()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-29T11:30:08.512Z

Updated: 2024-12-29T11:30:08.512Z

Reserved: 2024-12-29T11:26:39.757Z

Link: CVE-2024-56739

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-29T12:15:07.240

Modified: 2025-01-07T21:21:31.403

Link: CVE-2024-56739

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-56739 - Bugzilla