In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
of: module: prevent NULL pointer dereference in vsnprintf()
In of_modalias(), we can get passed the str and len parameters which would cause a kernel oops in vsnprintf() since it only allows passing a NULL ptr when the length is also 0. Also, we need to filter out the negative values of the len parameter as these will result in a really huge buffer since snprintf() takes size_t parameter while ours is ssize_t...
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static analysis tool.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution existsUpgrade linux | May 15, 2025 | May 19, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Oct 9, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Nov 5, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Dec 5, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-azure-optional | Jun 12, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1007-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1007-intelUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia | Jul 12, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | May 19, 2024 |
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