CVE-2024-38619: usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2024-06-20 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized The member "uzonesize" of struct alauda_info will remain 0 if alauda_init_media() fails, potentially causing divide errors in alauda_read_data() and alauda_write_lba(). - Add a member "media_initialized" to struct alauda_info. - Change a condition in alauda_check_media() to ensure the first initialization. - Add an error check for the return value of alauda_init_media().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 2.6.16 before 4.19.317; from 4.20 before 5.4.279; from 5.5 before 5.10.221; from 5.11 before 5.15.162; from 5.16 before 6.1.95; from 6.2 before 6.6.35 — fixed in 4.19.317, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 5.4.279, 6.1.95, 6.6.35

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.317, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 5.4.279. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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