Debian: CVE-2024-42236: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Debian: CVE-2024-42236: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Severity

5

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

08/07/2024

Created

08/14/2024

Added

08/14/2024

Modified

01/30/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: configfs: Prevent OOB read/write in usb_string_copy() Userspace provided string 's' could trivially have the length zero. Left unchecked this will firstly result in an OOB read in the form `if (str[0 - 1] == '\n') followed closely by an OOB write in the form `str[0 - 1] = '\0'`. There is already a validating check to catch strings that are too long. Let's supply an additional check for invalid strings that are too short.

Solution(s)

• debian-upgrade-linux
• debian-upgrade-linux-6-1

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2024-42236
• CVE - 2024-42236
• DSA-5747-1