CVE-2024-36978

NameCVE-2024-36978
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune() q->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic after kmalloc. So the old q->bands should not be used in kmalloc. Otherwise, an out-of-bounds write will occur.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.316-1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye5.10.218-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.94-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.90-1vulnerable
trixie6.8.12-1vulnerable
sid6.9.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebuster(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)6.9.7-1

Notes

[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/affc18fdc694190ca7575b9a86632a73b9fe043d (6.10-rc3)

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