Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2024-35967

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix not validating setsockopt user input syzbot reported sco_sock_setsockopt() is copying data without checking user input length. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in copy_from_sockptr_offset include/linux/sockptr.h:49 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in copy_from_sockptr include/linux/sockptr.h:55 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in sco_sock_setsockopt+0xc0b/0xf90 net/bluetooth/sco.c:893 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88805f7b15a3 by task syz-executor.5/12578

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (14.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35967?
CVE-2024-35967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-35967?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.