Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix integer overflow in BLKSECDISCARD I independently rediscovered commit 22d24a544b0d49bbcbd61c8c0eaf77d3c9297155 block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard() but for secure erase. Same problem: uint64_t r[2] = {512, 18446744073709551104ULL}; ioctl(fd, BLKSECDISCARD, r); will enter near infinite loop inside blkdev_issue_secure_erase(): a.out: attempt to access beyond end of device loop0: rw=5, sector=3399043073, nr_sectors = 1024 limit=2048 bio_check_eod: 3286214 callbacks suppressed

INFO

Published Date :

2024-10-21T18:02:35.722Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-03T20:42:46.112Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-49994 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux

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