Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-7185649
- published 3 Jun 2024
- disclosed 30 May 2024
Introduced: 30 May 2024
CVE-2024-36917 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5101.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36917
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0842ddd83939eb4db940b9af7d39e79722bc41aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9915fa9410cbb9bd75ee283c03120046c56d3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22d24a544b0d49bbcbd61c8c0eaf77d3c9297155
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/507d526a98c355e6f3fb2c47aacad44a69784bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a26198186e97ee5fc4b42fde82629cff8c75cd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1d38cde2b7b0fbd1c48082e7a98c37d750af59b