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Red Hat: CVE-2024-36917: kernel: block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 2024-05-30 | 2024-08-12 | 2025-03-10 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2024-05-30
Added
2024-08-12
Modified
2025-03-10
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard()
There is no check for overflow of 'start + len' in blk_ioctl_discard().
Hung task occurs if submit an discard ioctl with the following param:
start = 0x80000000000ff000, len = 0x8000000000fff000;
Add the overflow validation now.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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