Out-of-bounds Read Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-BPFTOOL-7044302
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed21 May 2024

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2023-52834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 bpftool to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

atl1c: Work around the DMA RX overflow issue

This is based on alx driver commit 881d0327db37 ("net: alx: Work around the DMA RX overflow issue").

The alx and atl1c drivers had RX overflow error which was why a custom allocator was created to avoid certain addresses. The simpler workaround then created for alx driver, but not for atl1c due to lack of tester.

Instead of using a custom allocator, check the allocated skb address and use skb_reserve() to move away from problematic 0x...fc0 address.

Tested on AR8131 on Acer 4540.

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