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CVE-2024-42236

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-42236
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.23%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: configfs: Prevent OOB read/write in usb_string_copy() Userspace provided string 's' could trivially have the length zero. Left unchecked this will firstly result in an OOB read in the form `if (str[0 - 1] == '\n') followed closely by an OOB write in the form `str[0 - 1] = '\0'`. There is already a validating check to catch strings that are too long. Let's supply an additional check for invalid strings that are too short.

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