| Name | CVE-2014-4608 |
| Description | Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Literal Run. NOTE: the author of the LZO algorithms says "the Linux kernel is *not* affected; media hype. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.234-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.129-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.135-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.12.27-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.63-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.14.9-1 | unimportant | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | 2.6.32-48squeeze9 | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce
Not exploitable with the block sizes used in kernel images