Service interruption via unchecked transfer-function index
Published Jun 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Improper array-index validation in Linux allows local users to interrupt systems through the AMD display color-transformation path. cm_helper_translate_curve_to_hw_format() permits the index to exceed TRANSFER_FUNC_POINTS before accessing the red, green, and blue transfer-function arrays. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and an AMD display path; Siemens assesses availability impact without confidentiality or integrity impact.
Summary
What happened
Improper array-index validation in Linux allows local users to interrupt systems through the AMD display color-transformation path. cm_helper_translate_curve_to_hw_format() permits the index to exceed TRANSFER_FUNC_POINTS before accessing the red, green, and blue transfer-function arrays. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and an AMD display path; Siemens assesses availability impact without confidentiality or integrity impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38552
- Published
- Jun 19, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
- Classifications
- CWE-129, CWE-20, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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