CVE-2024-38621

media: stk1160: fix bounds checking in stk1160_copy_video()

Published Jun 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3840-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5730-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-4 Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6953-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6979-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7004-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7008-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7019-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7069-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7069-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7110-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 12:43 AM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2024, 7:36 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 21, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 1:18 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 21, 2024, 12:00 AM