safesetid: check size of policy writes
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]
CVE-2024-58016
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2024-58016
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"programFiles": [
"security/safesetid/securityfs.c"
],
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},
{
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"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
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"version": "0",
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"versionType": "semver"
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{
"status": "unaffected",
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{
"status": "unaffected",
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},
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"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
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],
"programFiles": [
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2024-58016
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