CVE-2024-28115

Privilege Escalation in FreeRTOS Kernel ARMv7-M MPU ports and ARMv8-M ports with MPU support enabled

Description

FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for microcontrollers. FreeRTOS Kernel versions through 10.6.1 do not sufficiently protect against local privilege escalation via Return Oriented Programming techniques should a vulnerability exist that allows code injection and execution. These issues affect ARMv7-M MPU ports, and ARMv8-M ports with Memory Protected Unit (MPU) support enabled (i.e. `configENABLE_MPU` set to 1). These issues are fixed in version 10.6.2 with a new MPU wrapper.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: FreeRTOS FreeRTOS-Kernel
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/security/advisories/GHSA-xcv7-v92w-gq6r vendor advisory technical description
https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.6.2 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28115?
CVE-2024-28115 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28115?
To fix CVE-2024-28115, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-28115 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-28115 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-28115?
CVE-2024-28115 affects FreeRTOS FreeRTOS-Kernel.
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