CVE-2023-53495
net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc() rules is allocated in ethtool_get_rxnfc and the size is determined by rule_cnt from user space. So rule_cnt needs to be check before using rules to avoid OOB writing or NULL pointer dereference.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6673824efa3dc198b04a54e69dce480066d7d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61054a8ddb176b155a8f2bacdfefb3727187f5d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb09dddc724c5f7c4dc6dd3bfebd685eecd93e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349638f7e5d3c7d328565587bb7b0454bbee02e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625b70d31dd4df4b96b3ddcbe251debb33bd67f5
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