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CVE-2024-35878

of: module: prevent NULL pointer dereference in vsnprintf()

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

of: module: prevent NULL pointer dereference in vsnprintf()

In of_modalias(), we can get passed the str and len parameters which would
cause a kernel oops in vsnprintf() since it only allows passing a NULL ptr
when the length is also 0. Also, we need to filter out the negative values
of the len parameter as these will result in a really huge buffer since
snprintf() takes size_t parameter while ours is ssize_t...

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static
analysis tool.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: de: módulo: evita la desreferencia del puntero NULL en vsnprintf() En of_modalias(), podemos pasar los parámetros str y len que provocarían un kernel ups en vsnprintf() ya que solo permite pasar un ptr NULL cuando la longitud también es 0. Además, necesitamos filtrar los valores negativos del parámetro len ya que estos darán como resultado un búfer realmente enorme ya que snprintf() toma el parámetro size_t mientras que el nuestro es ssize_t... Encontrado por el Centro de verificación de Linux (linuxtesting.org) con la herramienta de análisis estático Svace.

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in vsnprintf when str and len parameters are passed to vsnprintf(), which only allows passing a NULL ptr
when the length is 0. This issue can result in a crash and damage to availability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-20 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-12 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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< 6.6.26
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Linux
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< 6.8.5
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 6.9
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