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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Unreviewed Published May 1, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 27, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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

nilfs2: fix OOB in nilfs_set_de_type

The size of the nilfs_type_by_mode array in the fs/nilfs2/dir.c file is
defined as "S_IFMT >> S_SHIFT", but the nilfs_set_de_type() function,
which uses this array, specifies the index to read from the array in the
same way as "(mode & S_IFMT) >> S_SHIFT".

static void nilfs_set_de_type(struct nilfs_dir_entry *de, struct inode
*inode)
{
umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;

de->file_type = nilfs_type_by_mode[(mode & S_IFMT)>>S_SHIFT]; // oob

}

However, when the index is determined this way, an out-of-bounds (OOB)
error occurs by referring to an index that is 1 larger than the array size
when the condition "mode & S_IFMT == S_IFMT" is satisfied. Therefore, a
patch to resize the nilfs_type_by_mode array should be applied to prevent
OOB errors.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 1, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2024
Last updated Jun 27, 2024

Severity

Unknown

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2024-26981

GHSA ID

GHSA-h8c3-hrx9-cf8g

Source code

No known source code

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