CVE-2024-38619
usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized The member "uzonesize" of struct alauda_info will remain 0 if alauda_init_media() fails, potentially causing divide errors in alauda_read_data() and alauda_write_lba(). - Add a member "media_initialized" to struct alauda_info. - Change a condition in alauda_check_media() to ensure the first initialization. - Add an error check for the return value of alauda_init_media().
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/16637fea001ab3c8df528a8995b3211906165a30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24bff7f714bdff97c2a75a0ff6a368cdf8ad5af4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc32639ec347e3365075b130f9953ef16cb13f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eee13ab67f65606faa66e0c3c729e4f514838fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fe16c058acb22f847e69bc598066ed0bcd5c15
References (12)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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