sysctl: Fix out of bounds access for empty sysctl registers (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: Fix out of bounds access for empty sysctl registers When registering tables to the sysctl subsystem there is a check to see if header is a permanently empty directory (used for mounts). This check evaluates the first element of the ctl_table. This results in an out of bounds evaluation when registering empty directories. The function register_sysctl_mount_point now passes a ctl_table of size 1 instead of size 0. It now relies solely on the type to identify a permanently empty register. Make sure that the ctl_table has at least one element before testing for permanent emptiness.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-57220
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-52596
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 6.6.16cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.7.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 9edbfe92a0a1355bae1e47c8f542ac0d39f19f8c < 15893975e9e382f8294ea8d926f08dc2d8d39ede ; affected 9edbfe92a0a1355bae1e47c8f542ac0d39f19f8c < 2ae7081bc10123b187e36a4f3a8e53768de31489 ; affected 9edbfe92a0a1355bae1e47c8f542ac0d39f19f8c < 315552310c7de92baea4e570967066569937a843 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.6 ; unaffected 0 < 6.6 ; unaffected 6.6.16 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.7.4 ≤ 6.7.* ; unaffected 6.8 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |