CVE-2024-43854
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media Metadata added by bio_integrity_prep is using plain kmalloc, which leads to random kernel memory being written media.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media Metadata added by bio_integrity_prep is using plain kmalloc, which leads to random kernel memory being written media. For PI metadata this is limited to the app tag that isn't used by kernel generated metadata, but for non-PI metadata the entire buffer leaks kernel memory. Fix this by adding the __GFP_ZERO flag to allocations for writes.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/129f95948a96105c1fad8e612c9097763e88ac5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a19655fb56f241e592041156dfb1c6d04da644Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fd11fe4f20756b4c0847f755a64cd96f8c6a005
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899ee2c3829c5ac14bfc7d3c4a5846c0b709b78fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f4af4cf08f9a0329ade3d938f55d2220c40d0a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6b45ea7a8df0f61bded1dc4a8561ac6ad143d2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d418313bd8f55c079a7da12651951b489a638ac1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc0e91ba76dc6544fff9f5b66408b1982806a00Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.