Description

In Eclipse ThreadX before version 6.4.0, the _Mtxinit() function in the
Xtensa port was missing an array size check causing a memory overwrite.
The affected file was ports/xtensa/xcc/src/tx_clib_lock.c

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-2214

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Eclipse Foundation

Product: ThreadX

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 21.95% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/eclipse-threadx/threadx/security/advisories/GHSA-vmp6-qhp9-r66x
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/35
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/28/1

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