CVE-2024-58016

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-02-27 03:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-58016

Mitre link : CVE-2024-58016

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-58016

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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