{"id":49863,"date":"2025-06-08T20:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:57:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-28T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:21:26","slug":"cve-2024-45575-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-camera-kernel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45575-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-camera-kernel\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-45575: Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Camera Kernel<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As modern security solutions continue to evolve, new vulnerabilities frequently emerge. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-45575, poses a significant risk to systems that have a large number of devices attached through userspace. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27010-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-bslthemes-tastyc-leading-to-php-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55831\">vulnerability lies within the camera kernel and can lead<\/a> to memory corruption.<br \/>\nAs a result, this vulnerability matters as it can potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41651-critical-system-compromise-due-to-missing-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55903\">compromise an entire system<\/a> or lead to data leakage. Given the severity of the potential impact, it is crucial for organizations and individuals to understand the nature of CVE-2024-45575 and take appropriate actions to mitigate its risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-45575<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56096\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-770092193\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45579-high-severity-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-camera-kernel-driver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58476\">Camera Kernel<\/a> | 1.0 to 4.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5484-widespread-vulnerability-in-sinotrack-device-management-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62089\">Device Manager<\/a> | All versions up to 10.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2024-45575 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62090\">exploit occurs when an attacker<\/a> sends a large number of requests to the system, each request attaching a new device through the userspace. The camera kernel, unable to handle such a high volume of attached devices, experiences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1277-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-through-malicious-pdf-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57109\">memory corruption<\/a>. This memory corruption can potentially allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56409\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2021898177\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57110\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">for i in range(1,1000000):\nattach_device(f&quot;device_{i}&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this pseudocode, the `attach_device` function would attach a new device to the system. The loop would run a million times, attaching a million devices and causing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45565-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58037\">memory corruption<\/a> in the camera kernel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview As modern security solutions continue to evolve, new vulnerabilities frequently emerge. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-45575, poses a significant risk to systems that have a large number of devices attached through userspace. This vulnerability lies within the camera kernel and can lead to memory corruption. As a result, this vulnerability matters as it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[88],"product":[95],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-49863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-linux","product-linux-kernel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49863"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55765,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49863\/revisions\/55765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=49863"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=49863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}