SB2024060535 - Off-by-one in Linux kernel octeontx2 af driver
Published: June 5, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024060535
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36957)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the rvu_dbg_qsize_write() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_debugfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcdac70adceb44373da204c3c297f2a98e13216e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec697fbd38cbe2eef0948b58673b146caa95402f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f11fe3ea3fc261640cfc8a5addd838000407c67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a0285cee11c7dcc2657bcd456e469958a5009e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc3e0076c1f82fe981d321e3a7bad4cbee542c19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f299ee709fb45036454ca11e90cb2810fe771878
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.217
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10