vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-38579: kernel: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 19, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 19, 2024
Added
Sep 25, 2024
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic
In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len
instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the
buffer boundaries.
Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Solution(s)
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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