CVE-2023-53847

CVE-2023-53847 affects the Linux kernel usb-storage alauda subdriver. The root cause is alauda_check_media() using USB transfer data without verifying transfer success, risking uninitialized data usage; a related issue exists in alauda_get_media_status(). The fix adds a check for transfer success...

CVE-2023-53847 usb-storage: alauda: Fix uninit-value in alauda_check_media()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb-storage: alauda: Fix uninit-value in alaudacheckmedia Syzbot got KMSAN to complain about access to an uninitialized value in the alauda subdriver of usb-storage: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in alaudatransport+0x462/0x57f0...

kernel: usb-storage: alauda: Fix uninit-value in alauda_check_media()

An uninitialized value vulnerability was found in the alauda USB storage driver in the Linux kernel. In alaudacheckmedia, the function does not verify that USB transfer operations succeeded before using the received data. If a transfer fails, uninitialized memory may be accessed, leading to...