CVE-2024-2212
Integer wraparounds, under-allocations, and heap buffer overflows in Eclipse ThreadX xQueueCreate() and xQueueCreateSet()
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
Integer wraparounds, under-allocations, and heap buffer overflows in Eclipse ThreadX xQueueCreate() and xQueueCreateSet()
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-2212- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-27171
7.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-27171- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
7.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-2212- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.3
Integer wraparounds, under-allocations, and heap buffer overflows in Eclipse ThreadX xQueueCreate() and xQueueCreateSet()
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-2212- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-2212 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Eclipse Threadx, published March 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/eclipse-threadx/threadx/security/advisories/GHSA-v9jj-7qjg-h6g6
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/35
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/28/1
github.com/eclipse-threadx/threadx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/2xxx/CVE-2024-2212.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2212