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-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64kUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-core | May 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Mar 17, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | May 15, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1064-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1050-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1105-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2026-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1144-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1092-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1149-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1037-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gcpUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1120-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-140-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1133-kvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-iotUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-kvmUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1026-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-216-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1025-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 | 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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