CVE-2024-42236
usb: gadget: configfs: Prevent OOB read/write in usb_string_copy()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: configfs: Prevent OOB read/write in usb_string_copy() Userspace provided string 's' could trivially have the length zero. Left unchecked this will firstly result in an OOB read in the form `if (str[0 - 1] == '\n') followed closely by an OOB write in the form `str[0 - 1] = '\0'`. There is already a validating check to catch strings that are too long. Let's supply an additional check for invalid strings that are too short.
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/2d16f63d8030903e5031853e79d731ee5d474e70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3c721e686ea6c59e18289b400cc95c76e927e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b8ee0d9826e8ed00e0bdfce3e46b98419b37ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a444c3fc264119801575ab086e03fb4952f23fd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95fbdde87e39e5e0ae27f28bf6711edfb985caa
References (9)
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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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