In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSD: Fix READDIR buffer overflow
If a client sends a READDIR count argument that is too small (say, zero), then the buffer size calculation in the new init_dirlist helper functions results in an underflow, allowing the XDR stream functions to write beyond the actual buffer.
This calculation has always been suspect. NFSD has never sanity- checked the READDIR count argument, but the old entry encoders managed the problem correctly.
With the commits below, entry encoding changed, exposing the underflow to the pointer arithmetic in xdr_reserve_space().
Modern NFS clients attempt to retrieve as much data as possible for each READDIR request. Also, we have no unit tests that exercise the behavior of READDIR at the lower bound of @count values. Thus this case was missed during testing.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | Mar 4, 2024 |
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