IBM Storage Copy Data Management update for Linux Kernel

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU89250

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26593

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the i801_block_transaction_by_block() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Copy Data Management: before 2.2.24.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:storage_copy_data_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7165408

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.