Heap-based buffer overflow in Eclipse Foundation ThreadX
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Eclipse ThreadX before 6.4.0, xQueueCreate() and xQueueCreateSet() functions from the FreeRTOS compatibility API (utility/rtos_compatibility_layers/FreeRTOS/tx_freertos.c) were missing parameter checks. This could lead to integer wraparound, under-allocations and heap buffer overflows.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | ThreadX | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- ThreadX VendorEclipse Foundation Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:threadx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.4.0 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:threadx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ThreadX (Eclipse Foundation) Fixed in 6.4.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Eclipse Foundation ThreadX 6.4.0
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-02278 Integer wraparound, under-allocation, and heap buffer overflow in Eclipse ThreadX NetX Duo __portable_aligned_alloc()Priority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2024-02056 Missing array size check in _Mtxinit() in the Xtensa portPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2212
References
More Eclipse Foundation Threadx vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00443 Out-of-bounds write in Eclipse ThreadX CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-02056 Missing array size check in _Mtxinit() in the Xtensa port CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-34770 Improper Parameter Check in ThreadX Syscall Implementation CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-34769 Missing check for thread priority CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2025-34768 Incomplete validation of kernel object pointers in system calls CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
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