CVE-2024-4013
Published: 06 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4013 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Silabs (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 5.6 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 38.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-32579
Vulnerability details
A bug exists in the API, mesh_node_power_off(), which fails to copy the contents of the Replay Protection List (RPL) from RAM to NVM before powering down, resulting in the ability to replay unsaved messages. Note that as of June 2024,…
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the Gecko SDK was renamed to the Simplicity SDK, and the versioning scheme was changed from Gecko SDK vX.Y.Z to Simplicity SDK YYYY.MM.Patch#.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Contingency plan updates incorporate proper resource shutdown and release steps, preventing attackers from leveraging incomplete cleanup during recovery scenarios.
Mandates explicit shutdown of the network connection at session conclusion, directly addressing improper resource release.
Requires proper shutdown/release procedures that include overwriting or isolating data to block unintended transfer via reused system objects.
Procedures can mandate orderly shutdown or release of resources when failures occur, preventing improper resource handling after a fault.