CVE-2024-42292

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.15.1-6.9.9 - Out-of-bounds Read in kobject_uevent

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kobject_uevent: Fix OOB access within zap_modalias_env() zap_modalias_env() wrongly calculates size of memory block to move, so will cause OOB memory access issue if variable MODALIAS is not the last one within its @env parameter, fixed by correcting size to memmove.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.320linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.282linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.165linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.103linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.224linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.44linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.3linux
Linux/Linux < 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.19.320 - 4.19.*
... and 17 more
Published Aug 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026