CVE-2024-56557

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ad7923: Fix buffer overflow for tx_buf and ring_xfer The AD7923 was updated to support devices with 8 channels, but the size of tx_buf and ring_xfer was not increased accordingly, leading to a potential buffer overflow in ad7923_update_scan_mode().

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00663d3e000c31d0d49ef86a809f5c107c2d09cd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/218ecc35949129171ca39bcc0d407c8dc4cd0bbc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a4187ec454e19903fd15f6e1825a4b84e59a4cd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5cac32721997cb8bcb208a29f4598b3faf46338	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

03 Nov 2025, 21:17

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References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html -

Information

Published : 2024-12-27 15:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 21:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-56557

Mitre link : CVE-2024-56557

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-56557

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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