High severity · published Jun 21, 2024
CVE-2024-38381
nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work
syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1]
nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be
validated header size, payload size and total packet size before
processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be
silently discarded.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.19.312 before 4.19.316; 5.4.274 before 5.4.278; 5.10.215 before 5.10.219; 5.15.154 before 5.15.161; 6.1.85 before 6.1.93; 6.6.26 before 6.6.33; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
11387b2effbb55f58dc2111ef4b4b896f2756240 before 406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6; 03fe259649a551d336a7f20919b641ea100e3fff before 485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619; 755e53bbc61bc1aff90eafa64c8c2464fd3dfa3c before f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1; ac68d9fa09e410fa3ed20fb721d56aa558695e16 before ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe; b51ec7fc9f877ef869c01d3ea6f18f6a64e831a7 before e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3; a946ebee45b09294c8b0b0e77410b763c4d2817a before e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea; +11 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SX
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38381
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38381
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea
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