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Debian: CVE-2024-38579: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2024-38579: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/19/2024
Created
06/28/2024
Added
06/27/2024
Modified
06/27/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the buffer boundaries. Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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