CVE-2024-39480

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-07-05

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nkdb: Fix buffer overflow during tab-complete\nCurrently, when the user attempts symbol completion with the Tab key, kdb\nwill use strncpy() to insert the completed symbol into the command buffer.\nUnfortunately it passes the size of the source buffer rather than the\ndestination to strncpy() with predictably horrible results. Most obviously\nif the command buffer is already full but cp, the cursor position, is in\nthe middle of the buffer, then we will write past the end of the supplied\nbuffer.\nFix this by replacing the dubious strncpy() calls with memmove()/memcpy()\ncalls plus explicit boundary checks to make sure we have enough space\nbefore we start moving characters around.

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CVSS Scoring

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

Base Score:	4.4	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12581	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12611	2024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12585	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12581	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12584	2024-08-12