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Red Hat: CVE-2024-36917: kernel: block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 30, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Sep 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 30, 2024
Added
Aug 12, 2024
Modified
Sep 19, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard()
There is no check for overflow of 'start + len' in blk_ioctl_discard().
Hung task occurs if submit an discard ioctl with the following param:
start = 0x80000000000ff000, len = 0x8000000000fff000;
Add the overflow validation now.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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