CVE-2023-52618
block/rnbd-srv: Check for unlikely string overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Mar 18, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 6, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block/rnbd-srv: Check for unlikely string overflow
Since "dev_search_path" can technically be as large as PATH_MAX, there was a risk of truncation when copying it and a second string into "full_path" since it was also PATH_MAX sized. The W=1 builds were reporting this warning:
drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c: In function 'process_msg_open.isra': drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c:616:51: warning: '%s' directive output may be truncated writing up to 254 bytes into a region of size between 0 and 4095 [-Wformat-truncation=] 616 | snprintf(full_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", | ^~ In function 'rnbd_srv_get_full_path', inlined from 'process_msg_open.isra' at drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c:721:14: drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c:616:17: note: 'snprintf' output between 2 and 4351 bytes into a destination of size 4096 616 | snprintf(full_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 617 | dev_search_path, dev_name); | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To fix this, unconditionally check for truncation (as was already done for the case where "%SESSNAME%" was present).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bc866c11974d3e4a9d922275ea8127ff809cf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6abd5e17da33eba15df2bddc93413e76c2b55f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7bbdac89739e2e7380387fda598848d3b7010f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b9ea86e662035a886ccb5c76d56793cba618827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2c6206f18104fba7f887bf4dbbfe4c41adc4339
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4bf6a08d1e127bcc4bd72557f2dfafc6bc7f41
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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