Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.7-rc5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6179218
  • published18 Jan 2024
  • disclosed7 Dec 2023
  • creditJann Horn

Introduced: 7 Dec 2023

CVE-2024-0646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7-rc5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write in the Transport Layer Security functionality via the splice function with a ktls socket as the destination. An attacker can crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges by exploiting this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1