vulnerability

Alma Linux: CVE-2024-36016: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/29/2024
Added
08/12/2024
Modified
02/18/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_receive()

Assuming the following:
- side A configures the n_gsm in basic option mode
- side B sends the header of a basic option mode frame with data length 1
- side A switches to advanced option mode
- side B sends 2 data bytes which exceeds gsm->len
Reason: gsm->len is not used in advanced option mode.
- side A switches to basic option mode
- side B keeps sending until gsm0_receive() writes past gsm->buf
Reason: Neither gsm->state nor gsm->len have been reset after
reconfiguration.

Fix this by changing gsm->count to gsm->len comparison from equal to less
than. Also add upper limit checks against the constant MAX_MRU in
gsm0_receive() and gsm1_receive() to harden against memory corruption of
gsm->len and gsm->mru.

All other checks remain as we still need to limit the data according to the
user configuration and actual payload size.

Solution(s)

alma-upgrade-bpftoolalma-upgrade-kernelalma-upgrade-kernel-64kalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-corealma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debugalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-corealma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-develalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-develalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-devel-matchedalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-64k-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-64k-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelistsalma-upgrade-kernel-corealma-upgrade-kernel-cross-headersalma-upgrade-kernel-debugalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-corealma-upgrade-kernel-debug-develalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel-matchedalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-uki-virtalma-upgrade-kernel-develalma-upgrade-kernel-devel-matchedalma-upgrade-kernel-docalma-upgrade-kernel-headersalma-upgrade-kernel-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-rtalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-corealma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debugalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-corealma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-develalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-kvmalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-develalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-kvmalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-rt-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-rt-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-toolsalma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libsalma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-develalma-upgrade-kernel-uki-virtalma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdumpalma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-corealma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-develalma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedalma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-modules-corealma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraalma-upgrade-libperfalma-upgrade-perfalma-upgrade-python3-perfalma-upgrade-rtlaalma-upgrade-rv
Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.