media: stk1160: fix bounds checking in stk1160_copy_video()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: stk1160: fix bounds checking in stk1160_copy_video() The subtract in this condition is reversed. The ->length is the length of the buffer. The ->bytesused is how many bytes we have copied thus far. When the condition is reversed that means the result of the subtraction is always negative but since it's unsigned then the result is a very high positive value. That means the overflow check is never true. Additionally, the ->bytesused doesn't actually work for this purpose because we're not writing to "buf->mem + buf->bytesused". Instead, the math to calculate the destination where we are writing is a bit involved. You calculate the number of full lines already written, multiply by two, skip a line if necessary so that we start on an odd numbered line, and add the offset into the line. To fix this buffer overflow, just take the actual destination where we are writing, if the offset is already out of bounds print an error and return. Otherwise, write up to buf->length bytes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.7 and later | 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.7 and later Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 to before 4.19.316; 4.20 to before 5.4.278; 5.5 to before 5.10.219; 5.11 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.9.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 to before 4.19.316; 4.20 to before 5.4.278; 5.5 to before 5.10.219; 5.11 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.9.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38621
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3h4-pxwf-237f
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6a392266276730bea893b55d12940e32a25f56a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf4ddc3aee8ade504c4d36b7b4053ce6093e200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16775828aaed1c54ff4e6fe83e8e4d5c6a50cb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7532bcec0797adfa08791301c3bcae14141db3bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b504518a397059e1d55c521ba0ea2b545a6c4b52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d410017a7181cb55e4a5c810b32b75e4416c6808
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a08492832cc4cacc24e0612f483c86ca899b9261
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa4364bef2ec0060de381ff028d1d836600a381
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38621 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38621 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3h4-pxwf-237f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38621 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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