CVE-2024-40996Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 12
Latest updateSep 23

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Avoid splat in pskb_pull_reason syzkaller builds (CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y) frequently trigger a debug hint in pskb_may_pull. We'd like to retain this debug check because it might hint at integer overflows and other issues (kernel code should pull headers, not huge value). In bpf case, this splat isn't interesting at all: such (nonsensical) bpf programs are typically generated by a fuzzer anyway. Do what Eric suggested and s

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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📋Vendor Advisories

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