CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-42292

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability related to the zap_modalias_env() function has been fixed, which incorrectly calculated the size of the memory block to move, leading to out-of-bounds memory access.

Risk Assessment

Out-of-bounds memory access can lead to unpredictable system behavior, including crashes or potential system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and minimize security risks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kobject_uevent: Fix OOB access within zap_modalias_env() zap_modalias_env() wrongly calculates size of memory block to move, so will cause OOB memory access issue if variable MODALIAS is not the last one within its @env parameter, fixed by correcting size to memmove.

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