Bug 2293415 (CVE-2024-38578)

Summary: CVE-2024-38578 kernel: ecryptfs: Fix buffer size for tag 66 packet
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact:
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dfreiber, drow, jburrell, travier, vkumar
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: kernel 4.19.316, kernel 5.4.278, kernel 5.10.219, kernel 5.15.161, kernel 6.1.93, kernel 6.6.33, kernel 6.8.12, kernel 6.9.3, kernel 6.10-rc1 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A potential buffer overflow vulnerability was found in write_tag_66_packet() in the Linux kernel. This issue may lead to a crash.
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Last Closed: 2025-05-30 13:58:25 UTC Type: ---
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Description Patrick Del Bello 2024-06-20 15:11:41 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ecryptfs: Fix buffer size for tag 66 packet

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-38578 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061947-CVE-2024-38578-6bf2@gregkh/T
Comment 2 Timothée Ravier 2025-05-30 13:58:25 UTC 
According to https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061947-CVE-2024-38578-6bf2@gregkh/T/#u, this has been fixed a while ago now. Closing.