In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: cavium - prevent integer overflow loading firmware
The "code_length" value comes from the firmware file. If your firmware is untrusted realistically there is probably very little you can do to protect yourself. Still we try to limit the damage as much as possible. Also Smatch marks any data read from the filesystem as untrusted and prints warnings if it not capped correctly.
The "ntohl(ucode->code_length) * 2" multiplication can have an integer overflow.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.296-222.539Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-bluefield | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Sep 15, 2025 |
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