safesetid: check size of policy writes

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-58016
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-02-27 03:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 13:17:15 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.1 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.1 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.235 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.179 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.129 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.78 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.14 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.13.3 6.13.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.14 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.6 * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.6 * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.6 * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.6 * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.6 * custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
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