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CVE-2024-42312

sysctl: always initialize i_uid/i_gid

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Descriptions

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

sysctl: always initialize i_uid/i_gid

Always initialize i_uid/i_gid inside the sysfs core so set_ownership()
can safely skip setting them.

Commit 5ec27ec735ba ("fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c: fix the default values of
i_uid/i_gid on /proc/sys inodes.") added defaults for i_uid/i_gid when
set_ownership() was not implemented. It also missed adjusting
net_ctl_set_ownership() to use the same default values in case the
computation of a better value failed.

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Timeline
  • 2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-15 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
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Linux
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>= 5.3 < 6.10.3
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Linux
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4.9.187
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4.14.135
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