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CVE-2024-58016 MEDIUM

Published: 2025-02-27 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

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]

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: safesetid: comprobar el tamaño de las escrituras de políticas syzbot intenta escribir un búfer de gran tamaño en una entrada sysfs con escrituras gestionadas por handle_policy_update(), lo que activa una advertencia en kmalloc. Compruebe el tamaño especificado para los búferes de escritura antes de asignar. [MP: modificación del asunto]

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc0d2040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba70f7500> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b53f51900> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde4f3d40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc0d3fc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc0d0080> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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