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CVE-2024-27401HIGH
Linux Linux — firewire: nosy: ensure user_length is taken into account when fetching packet contents
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  N  H    7.1   .0030   22.3     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650 –  —
  Linux    2.6.36 –                                    4.19.314
TIMELINE
  Feb 25  Reserved by Linux
  May 13  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-27401 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 12 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: nosy: ensure user_length is taken into account when fetching packet contents Ensure that packet_buffer_get respects the user_length provided. If the length of the head packet exceeds the user_length, packet_buffer_get will now return 0 to signify to the user that no data were read and a larger buffer size is required. Helps prevent user space overflows.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 25, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 13, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-27401 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650
LinuxLinux2.6.364.19.314

References (12)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-27401 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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