CVE-2024-49994

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Integer Overflow in BLKSECDISCARD via blkdev_issue_secure_erase

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel 5.19.0 - 6.1.128linux
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.11.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.75linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.14linux
Linux/Linux < 5.19
Linux/Linux 44abff2c0b970ae3d310b97617525dc01f248d7c - 0842ddd83939eb4db940b9af7d39e79722bc41aa
Linux/Linux 44abff2c0b970ae3d310b97617525dc01f248d7c - 697ba0b6ec4ae04afb67d3911799b5e2043b4455
Linux/Linux 44abff2c0b970ae3d310b97617525dc01f248d7c - 6c9915fa9410cbb9bd75ee283c03120046c56d3d
Linux/Linux 44abff2c0b970ae3d310b97617525dc01f248d7c - 8476f8428e8b48fd7a0e4258fa2a96a8f4468239
Linux/Linux 44abff2c0b970ae3d310b97617525dc01f248d7c - a99bacb35c1416355eef957560e8fcac3a665549
... and 7 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026