CVE-2024-49994
block: fix integer overflow in BLKSECDISCARD
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: fix integer overflow in BLKSECDISCARD
I independently rediscovered
commit 22d24a544b0d49bbcbd61c8c0eaf77d3c9297155 block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard()
but for secure erase.
Same problem:
uint64_t r[2] = {512, 18446744073709551104ULL}; ioctl(fd, BLKSECDISCARD, r);
will enter near infinite loop inside blkdev_issue_secure_erase():
a.out: attempt to access beyond end of device loop0: rw=5, sector=3399043073, nr_sectors = 1024 limit=2048 bio_check_eod: 3286214 callbacks suppressed
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8476f8428e8b48fd7a0e4258fa2a96a8f4468239
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99bacb35c1416355eef957560e8fcac3a665549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0842ddd83939eb4db940b9af7d39e79722bc41aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9915fa9410cbb9bd75ee283c03120046c56d3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697ba0b6ec4ae04afb67d3911799b5e2043b4455
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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