CVE-2024-56739
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d68e8514d9040108ff7d1b37ca71096674b6efePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/246f621d363988e7040f4546d20203dc713fa3e1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39ad0a1ae17b54509cd9e93dcd8cec16e7c12d3fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44b3257ff705d63d5f00ef8ed314a0eeb7ec37f2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f0b4af90cc18b10261ecde56c6a56b22c75bd1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd4b1cbcc916fad5d10c2662b62def9f05e453d4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77bce0a8c3989b4173c36f4195122bca8f4a3e1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ba8a2bc4f60a1065f23d6a0e7cbea945a0f40dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde56535505dde3336df438e949ef4742b6d6d6ePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.