{"id":"CVE-2024-38579","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic\n\nIn spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len\ninstead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the\nbuffer bo…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic\n\nIn spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len\ninstead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the\nbuffer bo…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 4.19.316","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.278","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.219","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.161","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.93","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.33","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.12","linux_kernel >= 6.9, < 6.9.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.9.3"],"published":"2024-06-19","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:29.910","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38579","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00254,"epssPercentile":0.16931,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.707Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-10T17:14:03.011266Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-38579","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic\n\nIn spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len\ninstead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the\nbuffer boundaries.\nFix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 4.19.316`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.278`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.219`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.161`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.93`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.33`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.12`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.9, < 6.9.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.9.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}