CVE-2024-38560

CVE Details

Release Date:2024-06-19

Description


In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nscsi: bfa: Ensure the copied buf is NUL terminated\nCurrently, we allocate a nbytes-sized kernel buffer and copy nbytes from\nuserspace to that buffer. Later, we use sscanf on this buffer but we don't\nensure that the string is terminated inside the buffer, this can lead to\nOOB read when using sscanf. Fix this issue by using memdup_user_nul instead\nof memdup_user.

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CVSS Scoring


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.1 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: Low
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-125812024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-126112024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2024-125852024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-125812024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2024-125842024-08-12


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