In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
soc: qcom: socinfo: Avoid out of bounds read of serial number
On MSM8916 devices, the serial number exposed in sysfs is constant and does not change across individual devices. It's always:
db410c:/sys/devices/soc0$ cat serial_number 2644893864
The firmware used on MSM8916 exposes SOCINFO_VERSION(0, 8), which does not have support for the serial_num field in the socinfo struct. There is an existing check to avoid exposing the serial number in that case, but it's not correct: When checking the item_size returned by SMEM, we need to make sure the *end* of the serial_num is within bounds, instead of comparing with the *start* offset. The serial_number currently exposed on MSM8916 devices is just an out of bounds read of whatever comes after the socinfo struct in SMEM.
Fix this by changing offsetof() to offsetofend(), so that the size of the field is also taken into account.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade rvUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-64kUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug | May 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Mar 17, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | May 15, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade libperf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade rtlaUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade libperfUpgrade python3-perf | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1144-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2026-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1050-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1064-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1105-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1025-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1133-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-iotUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1120-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1092-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azureUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 | May 20, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
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