CVE-2024-38540Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read35 documents7 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 19
Latest updateSep 2

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_re: avoid shift undefined behavior in bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq Undefined behavior is triggered when bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq is called with hwq_attr->aux_depth != 0 and hwq_attr->aux_stride == 0. In that case, "roundup_pow_of_two(hwq_attr->aux_stride)" gets called. roundup_pow_of_two is documented as undefined for 0. Fix it in the one caller that had this combination. The undefined behavior was detected by UBSAN: UBSA

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.76.1.117+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.119-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-144.157+1
CVEListV5linux/linux0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a466a9937187ac9b5c5ffff07b8b284483e56804d1+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.119-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

17
OSV
linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities2025-09-02
OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities2025-08-22
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities2025-08-22
OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities2025-08-05
OSV
linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities2025-07-29

📋Vendor Advisories

17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-09-02
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2025-08-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-08-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2025-08-05
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities2025-07-29