CVE-2024-23851

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: January 23, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

copy_params in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.1 can attempt to allocate more than INT_MAX bytes, and crash, because of a missing param_kernel->data_size check. This is related to ctl_ioctl.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZOU3745CWCDZ7EMKMXB2OEEIB5Q3IWM/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.spinics.net/lists/dm-devel/msg56574.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.spinics.net/lists/dm-devel/msg56694.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html