CVE-2024-27401: firewire: nosy: ensure user_length is taken into account when fetching packet contents

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: nosy: ensure user_length is taken into account when fetching packet contents Ensure that packet_buffer_get respects the user_length provided. If the length of the head packet exceeds the user_length, packet_buffer_get will now return 0 to signify to the user that no data were read and a larger buffer size is required. Helps prevent user space overflows.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora: 39, 40
Linux kernel: from 2.6.36 before 4.19.314; from 4.20 before 5.4.276; from 5.5 before 5.10.217; from 5.11 before 5.15.159; from 5.16 before 6.1.91; from 6.2 before 6.6.31 — fixed in 4.19.314, 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 5.4.276, 6.1.91, 6.6.31

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.314, 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 5.4.276. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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