CVE-2024-58016
Linux Kernel SafeSetID Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Mar. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak] Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7
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