High severity · published Aug 17, 2024
CVE-2024-42292
kobject_uevent: Fix OOB access within zap_modalias_env()
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kobject_uevent: Fix OOB access within zap_modalias_env()
zap_modalias_env() wrongly calculates size of memory block to move, so
will cause OOB memory access issue if variable MODALIAS is not the last
one within its @env parameter, fixed by correcting size to memmove.
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)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.15.1 before 4.19.320; 4.20 before 5.4.282; 5.5 before 5.10.224; 5.11 before 5.15.165; 5.16 before 6.1.103; 6.2 before 6.6.44; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before 81a15d28f32af01493ae8c5457e0d55314a4167d; 9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before b59a5e86a3934f1b6a5bd1368902dbc79bdecc90; 9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before 648d5490460d38436640da0812bf7f6351c150d2; 9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before c5ee8adc8d98a49703320d13878ba2b923b142f5; 9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before 68d63ace80b76395e7935687ecdb86421adc2168; 9b3fa47d4a76b1d606a396455f9bbeee083ef008 before 57fe01d3d04276875c7e3a6dc763517fc05b8762; +3 more · source: vendor
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-2024-42292
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42292
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57fe01d3d04276875c7e3a6dc763517fc05b8762
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648d5490460d38436640da0812bf7f6351c150d2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d63ace80b76395e7935687ecdb86421adc2168
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81a15d28f32af01493ae8c5457e0d55314a4167d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b59a5e86a3934f1b6a5bd1368902dbc79bdecc90
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ee8adc8d98a49703320d13878ba2b923b142f5
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