DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38576
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu: Fix buffer overflow in print_cpu_stall_info() The rcuc-starvation output from print_cpu_stall_info() might overflow the buffer if there is a huge difference in jiffies difference. The situation might seem improbable, but computers sometimes get very confused about time, which can result in full-sized integers, and, in this case, buffer overflow. Also, the unsigned jiffies difference is printed using %ld, which is normally for signed integers. This is intentional for debugging purposes, but it is not obvious from the code. This commit therefore changes sprintf() to snprintf() and adds a clarifying comment about intention of %ld format. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.82-1, 6.1.38-2, 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1 |
Timeline
- Jun 19, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated