In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
soc: qcom: socinfo: Avoid out of bounds read of serial number
On MSM8916 devices, the serial number exposed in sysfs is constant and does not change across individual devices. It's always:
db410c:/sys/devices/soc0$ cat serial_number 2644893864
The firmware used on MSM8916 exposes SOCINFO_VERSION(0, 8), which does not have support for the serial_num field in the socinfo struct. There is an existing check to avoid exposing the serial number in that case, but it's not correct: When checking the item_size returned by SMEM, we need to make sure the *end* of the serial_num is within bounds, instead of comparing with the *start* offset. The serial_number currently exposed on MSM8916 devices is just an out of bounds read of whatever comes after the socinfo struct in SMEM.
Fix this by changing offsetof() to offsetofend(), so that the size of the field is also taken into account.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-64kUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade perfUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-core | May 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Mar 17, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | May 15, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2026-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1064-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1144-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1050-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1105-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-iotUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1025-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1133-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1120-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1092-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8 | May 20, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
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