CVE-2024-56684: mailbox: mtk-cmdq: fix wrong use of sizeof in cmdq_get_clocks()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-28 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: mtk-cmdq: fix wrong use of sizeof in cmdq_get_clocks() It should be size of the struct clk_bulk_data, not data pointer pass to devm_kcalloc().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.11 before 6.11.11; from 6.12 before 6.12.2 — fixed in 6.11.11, 6.12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.11, 6.12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271ee263cc8771982809185007181ca10346fe73
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31986fad0cfdda8d8893230da04f5eb0774854d9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c7cb960fc6e056ebecebd136a127612b15630d

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