# CVE-2024-2214: Missing array size check in \_Mtxinit() in the Xtensa port

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.4.0
- Published: 2024-03-26 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation ThreadX: fixed in 6.4.0

## 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

## What to do

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## 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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