CVE-2023-52464

HIGH
Published Feb 23, 2024 Modified Nov 21, 2024 CWE-119

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/thunderx: Fix possible out-of-bounds string access Enabling -Wstringop-overflow globally exposes a warning for a common bug in the usage of strncat(): drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c: In function 'thunderx_ocx_com_threaded_isr': drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c:1136:17: error: 'strncat' specified bound 1024 equals destination size [-Werror=stringop-overflow=] 1136 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... 1145 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); ... 1150 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); ... Apparently the author of this driver expected strncat() to behave the way that strlcat() does, which uses the size of the destination buffer as its third argument rather than the length of the source buffer. The result is that there is no check on the size of the allocated buffer. Change it to strlcat(). [ bp: Trim compiler output, fixup commit message. ]

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-119 Buffer Overflow

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426fae93c01dffa379225eb2bd4d3cdc42c6eec5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475c58e1a471e9b873e3e39958c64a2d278275c8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da3b6e7196f0b4f3728e4e25eb20233a9ddfaf6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa7865ba7ff7f0ede0035180fb3b9400ceb405a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700cf4bead80fac994dcc43ae1ca5d86d8959b21 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71c17ee02538802ceafc830f0736aa35b564e601 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbac9fdae6e3b411fc4c3fca3bf48f70609c398 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c86511241588efffaa49556196f09a498d5057 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426fae93c01dffa379225eb2bd4d3cdc42c6eec5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475c58e1a471e9b873e3e39958c64a2d278275c8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da3b6e7196f0b4f3728e4e25eb20233a9ddfaf6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa7865ba7ff7f0ede0035180fb3b9400ceb405a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700cf4bead80fac994dcc43ae1ca5d86d8959b21 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71c17ee02538802ceafc830f0736aa35b564e601 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbac9fdae6e3b411fc4c3fca3bf48f70609c398 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c86511241588efffaa49556196f09a498d5057

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52464? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/thunderx: Fix possible out-of-bounds string access Enabling -Wstringop-overflow globally exposes a warning for a common bug in the usage of strncat(): drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c: In function 'thunderx_ocx_com_threaded_isr': drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c:1136:17: error: 'strncat' specified bound 1024 equals destination size [-Werror=stringop-overflow=] 1136 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... 1145 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); ... 1150 | strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE); ... Apparently the author of this driver expected strncat() to behave the way that strlcat() does, which uses the size of the destination buffer as its third argument rather than the length of the source buffer. The result is that there is no check on the size of the allocated buffer. Change it to strlcat(). [ bp: Trim compiler output, fixup commit message. ] It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2023-52464? +
CVE-2023-52464 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-52464? +
CVE-2023-52464 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-52464? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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