CVE-2024-57850
jffs2: Prevent rtime decompress memory corruption
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jffs2: Prevent rtime decompress memory corruption The rtime decompression routine does not fully check bounds during the entirety of the decompression pass and can corrupt memory outside the decompression buffer if the compressed data is corrupted. This adds the required check to prevent this failure mode.
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/421f9e9f0fae9f8e721ffa07f22d9765fa1214d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47c9a7f81027a78afea9d2e9a54bfd8fabb6b3d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6808a1812a3419542223e7fe9e2de577e99e45d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd384b04ad1995441b18fe6c1366d02de8c5d5eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc39b08fcc3831b0bc46add91ba93cd2aab50716
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