CVE-2024-40967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's serial driver for i.MX processors, specifically affecting the 'linux' and 'linux_kernel' products. It addresses a potential deadlock by introducing a 1-second timeout when waiting for the transmitter to empty, preventing system unresponsiveness. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.15.162CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.30, < 3.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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