{"id":49865,"date":"2025-06-08T22:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:58:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-13T23:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T05:01:02","slug":"cve-2024-45577-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-camera-kernel-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45577-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-camera-kernel-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-45577: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Camera Kernel Driver<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2024-45577 is a critical security flaw that can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. This flaw resides in the camera kernel driver and is triggered when IOCTL calls are invoked from userspace to dump request information, resulting in memory corruption. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56404\">vulnerability poses a significant risk<\/a> to all systems running the affected versions of the software, as it opens up the possibility for malicious actors to gain unauthorized access, manipulate system processes, or leak sensitive data.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5124-critical-vulnerability-in-sony-s-snc-series-cameras-due-to-use-of-default-credentials\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56453\">vulnerability is particularly concerning due<\/a> to the widespread use of the affected software in various sectors. Its severity underscores the need for immediate and effective mitigation to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5100-a-double-free-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56619\">potential breaches and maintain system<\/a> integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-45577<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local\/Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56403\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2565150280\" 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>Camera Kernel Driver | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48481-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57209\">Versions prior<\/a> to 3.0<br \/>\nCamera Subsystem | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by making IOCTL calls from the userspace to the camera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37838-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-s-ssi-protocol-driver-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57713\">kernel driver<\/a>. Due to a flaw in the driver, these calls result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1277-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-through-malicious-pdf-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57107\">memory corruption<\/a>. An attacker with access to the system could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate the system&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56402\">memory<\/a> and potentially execute arbitrary code, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-916270484\" 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>The following is 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=\"57108\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This is a pseudocode representation and should not be used in a real-world scenario.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/\/ Initialize IOCTL call\nioctl_call = IOCTL_INIT();\n\/\/ Set IOCTL call parameters\nioctl_call.target = CAMERA_KERNEL_DRIVER;\nioctl_call.operation = DUMP_REQUEST_INFO;\n\/\/ Send IOCTL call\nresult = SEND_IOCTL_CALL(ioctl_call);\n\/\/ Check for memory corruption\nif (CHECK_MEMORY_CORRUPTION(result)) {\n\/\/ Execute arbitrary code\nEXECUTE_ARBITRARY_CODE();\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This pseudocode represents a simplified version of the exploit. It demonstrates the process of initializing and sending an IOCTL call to the camera kernel driver, checking for memory corruption, and then using this corruption to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45343-high-risk-vulnerability-in-tenda-w18e-v-2-0-v-16-01-0-11-allows-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56680\">arbitrary code<\/a> on the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2024-45577 is a critical security flaw that can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. This flaw resides in the camera kernel driver and is triggered when IOCTL calls are invoked from userspace to dump request information, resulting in memory corruption. 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