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Siemens SIMATIC Devices Infinite Loop (CVE-2024-57940)

🗓️ 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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CVE-2024-57940: Fix exfat infinite loop in readdir when cluster links to itself.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(503384);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-57940");

  script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC Devices Infinite Loop (CVE-2024-57940)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"exfat: fix the infinite loop in exfat_readdir() If the file system is
corrupted so that a cluster is linked to itself in the cluster chain,
and there is an unused directory entry in the cluster, dentry will not
be incremented, causing condition dentry < max_dentries unable to
prevent an infinite loop. This infinite loop causes s_lock not to be
released, and other tasks will hang, such as exfat_sync_fs().

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-503939.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-57940");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(835);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "1.1", "versionStartIncluding" : "1.1", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers": ["6ES7558-1AA00-0AB0"]}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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29 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00224
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