CVE-2024-56730
Linux 9p USBG Buffer Overflow
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 29, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 7, 2025, 9:23 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-56730 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdb416de8b5795fd25fadcb69e1198b6df6d8cc | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1060813d9347e8c45c8b8cff93a4dfdb6726ad | Patch |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.12 up to (excluding) 6.12.2 Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdb416de8b5795fd25fadcb69e1198b6df6d8cc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdb416de8b5795fd25fadcb69e1198b6df6d8cc Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1060813d9347e8c45c8b8cff93a4dfdb6726ad No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1060813d9347e8c45c8b8cff93a4dfdb6726ad Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdb416de8b5795fd25fadcb69e1198b6df6d8cc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1060813d9347e8c45c8b8cff93a4dfdb6726ad
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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