Resource Injection Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULES-8466281
  • published5 Dec 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-99  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5928.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-modules package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-modules package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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