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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39480

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39480 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kdb: Fix buffer overflow during tab-complete Currently, when the user attempts symbol completion with the Tab key, kdb will use strncpy() to insert the completed symbol into the command buffer. Unfortunately it passes the size of the source buffer rather than the destination to strncpy() with predictably horrible results. Most obviously if the command buffer is already full but cp, the cursor position, is in the middle of the buffer, then we will write past the end of the supplied buffer. Fix this by replacing the dubious strncpy() calls with memmove()/memcpy() calls plus explicit boundary checks to make sure we have enough space before we start moving characters around.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux*, 6.1.55-1, 6.1.64-1
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:11linux5.10.149-1, 5.10.149-2, 5.10.158-1

Timeline

  • Jul 5, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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