CVE-2024-25739
Published: February 13, 2024Last modified: June 18, 2025
Description
create_empty_lvol in drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 can attempt to allocate zero bytes, and crash, because of a missing check for ubi->leb_size.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Unknown (6.1.33-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Unknown (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=68a24aba7c593eafa8fd00f2f76407b9b32b47a9
- https://groups.google.com/g/syzkaller/c/Xl97YcQA4hg
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c?h=v6.6.24&id=d1b505c988b7
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg5074816.html