Siemens SIMATIC Devices Improper Input Validation (CVE-2024-50142)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset This expands the validation introduced in commit 07bf7908950a xfrm:Validate address prefix lengths in the xfrm selector. syzbot created an SA with...

kernel: xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's xfrm IPSec framework component. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit improper validation of the Security Association SA prefix length. This issue arises when the selector family is unspecified, but the SA family is set, leading to a bypass of...