Paper/Archive/CVE-2024-38541

CVE-2024-38541

Linux Linux — of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias()

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() In of_modalias(), if the buffer happens to be too small even for the 1st snprintf() call, the len parameter will become negative and str parameter (if not NULL initially) will point beyond the buffer's end. Add the buffer overflow check after the 1st snprintf() call and fix such check after the strlen() call (accounting for the terminating NUL char).

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < 46795440ef2b4ac919d09310a69a404c5bc90a8846795440ef2b4ac919d09310a69a404c5bc90a88CNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < 733e62786bdf1b2b9dbb09ba2246313306503414733e62786bdf1b2b9dbb09ba2246313306503414CNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < c7f24b7d94549ff4623e8f41ea4d9f5319bd8ac8c7f24b7d94549ff4623e8f41ea4d9f5319bd8ac8CNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < 5d59fd637a8af42b211a92b2edb2474325b4d4885d59fd637a8af42b211a92b2edb2474325b4d488CNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < 0b0d5701a8bf02f8fee037e81aacf6746558bfd60b0d5701a8bf02f8fee037e81aacf6746558bfd6CNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < ee332023adfd5882808f2dabf037b32d6ce36f9eee332023adfd5882808f2dabf037b32d6ce36f9eCNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < e45b69360a63165377b30db4a1dfddd89ca18e9ae45b69360a63165377b30db4a1dfddd89ca18e9aCNA
Linuxbc575064d688c8933a6ca51429bea9bc63628d3b – < cf7385cb26ac4f0ee6c7385960525ad534323252cf7385cb26ac4f0ee6c7385960525ad534323252CNA
Linux4.14–CNA
linux_kernelbc575064d688 – < 0b0d5701a8bf0b0d5701a8bfCISA-ADP
linux_kernelbc575064d688 – < ee332023adfdee332023adfdCISA-ADP
linux_kernelbc575064d688 – < e45b69360a63e45b69360a63CISA-ADP

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Linux (CNA)7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/46795440ef2b4ac919d09310a69a404c5bc90a88refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/733e62786bdf1b2b9dbb09ba2246313306503414refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f24b7d94549ff4623e8f41ea4d9f5319bd8ac8refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5d59fd637a8af42b211a92b2edb2474325b4d488refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0b0d5701a8bf02f8fee037e81aacf6746558bfd6refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ee332023adfd5882808f2dabf037b32d6ce36f9erefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e45b69360a63165377b30db4a1dfddd89ca18e9arefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cf7385cb26ac4f0ee6c7385960525ad534323252reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlreflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html