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HistoryFeb 28, 2024 - 9:15 a.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2024-02-2809:15:00
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linux kernel
io_uring
buffer overflow
vulnerability
resolved
nvd

7.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring: fix overflows checks in provide buffers

Colin reported before possible overflow and sign extension problems in
io_provide_buffers_prep(). As Linus pointed out previous attempt did nothing
useful, see d81269fecb8ce (“io_uring: fix provide_buffers sign extension”).

Do that with help of check_<op>_overflow helpers. And fix struct
io_provide_buf::len type, as it doesn’t make much sense to keep it
signed.

7.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%