CVE-2024-38579 Affecting kernel-64k-debug-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNEL64KDEBUGMODULES-8334238
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed28 Aug 2024

Introduced: 28 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-38579  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-64k-debug-modules to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5928.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-debug-modules package and not the kernel-64k-debug-modules package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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