CVE-2024-49996

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points ReparseDataLength is sum of the InodeType size and DataBuffer size. So to get DataBuffer size it is needed to subtract InodeType's size from ReparseDataLength. Function cifs_strndup_from_utf16() is currentlly accessing buf->DataBuffer at position after the end of the buffer because it does not subtract InodeType size from the length. Fix this problem and correctly subtract variable len. Member InodeType is present only when reparse buffer is large enough. Check for ReparseDataLength before accessing InodeType to prevent another invalid memory access. Major and minor rdev values are present also only when reparse buffer is large enough. Check for reparse buffer size before calling reparse_mkdev().

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 21, 2024
First seenOct 21, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.3 ≤ v < 5.4.287, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.231, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.174, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.120, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.55, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.10.14, 6.11 ≤ v < 6.11.35.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3
debian debian_linux11.0—

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