PT-2024-3617 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
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Published
2024-04-29
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Updated
2025-02-03
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CVE-2024-27401
CVSS v3.1
7.1
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description:
The issue is related to the
packet buffer get function in the Linux kernel's FireWire driver, which can lead to a buffer overflow in user space. If the length of the head packet exceeds the provided user length, the function will return 0 to indicate that no data were read and a larger buffer size is required. This helps prevent user space overflows. The vulnerability can be exploited to cause a denial of service.Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Out of bounds Read
Memory Corruption
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu