CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-38381

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel related to improper access to an uninitialized value in the nci_rx_work() function. The issue stems from a lack of validation for header size, payload size, and total packet size before processing the packet.

Risk Assessment

Improper packet processing may lead to unexpected system behavior, posing risks to the stability and security of the operating system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and ensure proper validation of packets before processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1] nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be validated header size, payload size and total packet size before processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be silently discarded.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS