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 kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.296-222.539Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perf | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp | 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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