CVE-2024-49995

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-10-21

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\ntipc: guard against string buffer overrun\nSmatch reports that copying media_name and if_name to name_parts may\noverwrite the destination.\n.../bearer.c:166 bearer_name_validate() error: strcpy() 'media_name' too large for 'name_parts->media_name' (32 vs 16)\n.../bearer.c:167 bearer_name_validate() error: strcpy() 'if_name' too large for 'name_parts->if_name' (1010102 vs 16)\nThis does seem to be the case so guard against this possibility by using\nstrscpy() and failing if truncation occurs.\nIntroduced by commit b97bf3fd8f6a ('[TIPC] Initial merge')\nCompile tested only.

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16