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HistoryJun 19, 2024 - 1:37 p.m.

CVE-2024-38579 crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic

2024-06-1913:37:37
Linux
github.com
1
vulnerability resolved
linux kernel
pointer arithmetic
crypto
bcm
buffer boundaries
bug fix
hash_iv_len
linux verification center
svace

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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

crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic

In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len
instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the
buffer boundaries.
Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial