Bug 2227263 (CVE-2023-34256)

Summary:	CVE-2023-34256 kernel: Out of bounds read in crc16 in lib/crc16.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	crwood, ddepaula, jferlan, kernel-mgr, qzhao, rkeshri, walters, ymankad
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-07-28 14:36:52 UTC

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.3. There is an out-of-bounds read in crc16 in lib/crc16.c when called from fs/ext4/super.c because ext4_group_desc_csum does not properly check an offset. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the kernel is not intended to defend against attackers with the stated "When modifying the block device while it is mounted by the filesystem" access.

References:

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211895
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4f04351888a83e595571de672e0a4a8b74f4fb31
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8785e41224a3afd04321

Comment 2 Rohit Keshri 2023-10-02 17:44:47 UTC

This flaw is disputed.