safesetid: check size of policy writes
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · 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: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129 +4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.1 and later | 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.78, 6.12.14, 6.13.3, 6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.1 and later Fixed in 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.78, 6.12.14, 6.13.3, 6.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 to before 5.10.235; 5.11 to before 5.15.179; 5.16 to before 6.1.129; 6.2 to before 6.6.78; 6.7 to before 6.12.14; 6.13 to before 6.13.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 to before 5.10.235; 5.11 to before 5.15.179; 5.16 to before 6.1.129; 6.2 to before 6.6.78; 6.7 to before 6.12.14; 6.13 to before 6.13.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.78, 6.12.14, 6.13.3, 6.14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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-2024-58016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f32m-f53g-3875
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7
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Sources
- CVE-2024-58016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-58016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f32m-f53g-3875 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-58016 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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