In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
comedi: vmk80xx: fix transfer-buffer overflows
The driver uses endpoint-sized USB transfer buffers but up until recently had no sanity checks on the sizes.
Commit e1f13c879a7c ("staging: comedi: check validity of wMaxPacketSize of usb endpoints found") inadvertently fixed NULL-pointer dereferences when accessing the transfer buffers in case a malicious device has a zero wMaxPacketSize.
Make sure to allocate buffers large enough to handle also the other accesses that are done without a size check (e.g. byte 18 in vmk80xx_cnt_insn_read() for the VMK8061_MODEL) to avoid writing beyond the buffers, for example, when doing descriptor fuzzing.
The original driver was for a low-speed device with 8-byte buffers. Support was later added for a device that uses bulk transfers and is presumably a full-speed device with a maximum 64-byte wMaxPacketSize.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-ibm | Nov 19, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 22, 2024 |
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