Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel xfrm

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU104985

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57982

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the xfrm_state_deref_prot(), xfrm_dst_hash(), xfrm_src_hash(), xfrm_spi_hash(), xfrm_init_tempstate(), __xfrm_state_lookup_all(), xfrm_input_state_lookup(), EXPORT_SYMBOL(), __xfrm_state_lookup_byaddr(), xfrm_state_find(), xfrm_state_lookup() and xfrm_state_lookup_byaddr() functions in net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16871c7832ea6435abb6e0b58289ae7dcb7e4fc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd4c2a174994238d55ab54da2545543d36f4e0d0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e952837f3ddb0ff726d5b582aa1aad9aa38d024d

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.