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CVE-2024-38585

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc() Pass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc() from copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the…

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc() Pass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc() from copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the allocated region.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.23% probability · 14th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.