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CVE-2024-42292 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kobject_uevent: Fix OOB access within zap_modalias_env() zap_modalias_env() wrongly calculates size of memory block to move, so will cause OOB memory access issue if variable MODALIAS is not the last one within its @env parameter, fixed by correcting size to memmove.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57fe01d3d04276875c7e3a6dc763517fc05b8762
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648d5490460d38436640da0812bf7f6351c150d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d63ace80b76395e7935687ecdb86421adc2168
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81a15d28f32af01493ae8c5457e0d55314a4167d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b59a5e86a3934f1b6a5bd1368902dbc79bdecc90
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ee8adc8d98a49703320d13878ba2b923b142f5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4663536754defff75ff1eca0aaebc41da165a8d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6e9894b451e7c85cceb8e9dc5432679a70e7dc

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-42292
NVD Published Date:
08/17/2024
NVD Last Modified:
08/19/2024
Source:
kernel.org