CVE-2024-50143
udf: fix uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 7, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
udf: fix uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad
Check for overflow when computing alen in udf_current_aext to mitigate later uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad KMSAN bug[1]. After applying the patch reproducer did not trigger any issue[2].
[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8901c4560b7ab5c2f9df [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10242227980000
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eb76fb98b3335aa5cca6a7db2e659561c79c32b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/417bd613bdbe791549f7687bb1b9b8012ff111c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ce61b1f6b32df822b59c680cbe8e5ba5d335742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fc0d8660e391dcd8dde23c44d702be1f6846c61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72e445df65a0aa9066c6fe2b8736ba2fcca6dac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac49babc952f48d82676979b20885e480e69be8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52e0b92ed31dc62afbda15c243dcee0bb5bb58d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/264db9d666ad9a35075cc9ed9ec09d021580fbb1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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