CWE-787
Weakness Allowed-with-ReviewOut-of-bounds Write
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Dimensions
- Behavior-Type: Write
- Resource-Type: Memory Buffer
- Resource-Property: Out-of-bounds
Mapping guidance
This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities. However, closer examination is required.
While this CWE is allowed for mapping, it has more specific children that might be a better fit. Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is appropriate. Consider the root cause errors that have led to the out-of-bounds write by examining "CanFollow" relationships for this entry.
Relationships and members
Modes of introduction
Detection methods
Automated Static Analysis
This weakness can often be detected using automated static analysis tools. Many modern tools use data flow analysis or constraint-based techniques to minimize the number of false positives.
Automated static analysis generally does not account for environmental considerations when reporting out-of-bounds memory operations. This can make it difficult for users to determine which warnings should be investigated first. For example, an analysis tool might report buffer overflows that originate from command line arguments in a program that is not expected to run with setuid or other special privileges.
Effectiveness: High
Detection techniques for buffer-related errors are more mature than for most other weakness types.
Automated Dynamic Analysis
This weakness can be detected using dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the software using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The software's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
Automated Dynamic Analysis
Use tools that are integrated during compilation to insert runtime error-checking mechanisms related to memory safety errors, such as AddressSanitizer (ASan) for C/C++ [REF-1518].
Effectiveness: Moderate
Crafted inputs are necessary to reach the code containing the error, such as generated by fuzzers. Also, these tools may reduce performance, and they only report the error condition - not the original mistake that led to the error.
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16886 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-M8PH-FR33-7CMG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-23 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-15 06:30D-Link DIR-882 DIR882A1_FW130B06 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the Password parameter in the SetWan2Settings module.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-23T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "D-Link DIR-882 DIR882A1_FW130B06 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the Password parameter in the SetWan2Settings module.",
"id": "GHSA-m8ph-fr33-7cmg",
"modified": "2025-04-15T06:30:33Z",
"published": "2022-12-23T21:30:19Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46560"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/%400dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_l2tp"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/%400dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_pppoe"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/%400dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_pptp"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/%400dayResearch/rkXr4BQPi"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@0dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_l2tp"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@0dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_pppoe"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@0dayResearch/SetWan2Settings_pptp"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@0dayResearch/rkXr4BQPi"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M8QJ-7CHC-3JG8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-17 18:31IBM Verify Identity Access is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.
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"CVE-2026-11928"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T18:17:13Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "IBM Verify Identity Access is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.",
"id": "GHSA-m8qj-7chc-3jg8",
"modified": "2026-09-17T18:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T18:32:34Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11928"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286188"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M8QQ-8W2Q-VHXG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-15 12:30 – Updated: 2023-12-15 12:30The handler of the retrofit validation command doesn't properly check the boundaries when performing certain validation operations. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-33219"
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"CWE-121",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-15T12:15:43Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "\n\n\n\n\nThe handler of the retrofit validation command doesn\u0027t properly check the boundaries when performing certain validation \noperations. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the \ntargeted device\n\n\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-m8qq-8w2q-vhxg",
"modified": "2023-12-15T12:30:32Z",
"published": "2023-12-15T12:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33219"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.idemia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Security-Advisory-SA-2023-05-2.pdf"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M8R5-J3FQ-HX58
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-04 00:00 – Updated: 2023-06-26 21:30ASUS RT-AX56U Wi-Fi Router is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow due to improper validation for httpd parameter length. An authenticated local area network attacker can launch arbitrary code execution to control the system or disrupt service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-44158"
],
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"CWE-121",
"CWE-1284",
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-03T10:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ASUS RT-AX56U Wi-Fi Router is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow due to improper validation for httpd parameter length. An authenticated local area network attacker can launch arbitrary code execution to control the system or disrupt service.",
"id": "GHSA-m8r5-j3fq-hx58",
"modified": "2023-06-26T21:30:54Z",
"published": "2022-01-04T00:00:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44158"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5431-d23be-1.html"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-M8RX-WGC4-73PH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-02 03:31 – Updated: 2025-12-02 03:31Heap-based buffer overflow in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Dec-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to access out-of-bounds memory.
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"CVE-2025-58480"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-02T02:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Dec-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to access out-of-bounds memory.",
"id": "GHSA-m8rx-wgc4-73ph",
"modified": "2025-12-02T03:31:44Z",
"published": "2025-12-02T03:31:44Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58480"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2025\u0026month=12"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M8X8-5CH7-C5W9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:18 – Updated: 2023-10-06 00:57Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 and 1709 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0840, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.
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"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Microsoft.ChakraCore"
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "1.8.1"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-0836"
],
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-20T18:23:25Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2018-02-15T02:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 and 1709 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka \"Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0840, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.",
"id": "GHSA-m8x8-5ch7-c5w9",
"modified": "2023-10-06T00:57:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:18:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0836"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/b99d0dcbf5a890e3f5dcdbfcec033f5c92b2bd6d"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore"
},
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0836"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210804005206/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102875"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211208072939/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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],
"summary": "ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability"
}
GHSA-M8XF-2J7Q-P4QJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-18 00:30An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
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"CVE-2026-64772"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-27T21:17:15Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.",
"id": "GHSA-m8xf-2j7q-p4qj",
"modified": "2026-08-18T00:30:32Z",
"published": "2026-07-27T21:31:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64772"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128066"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128069"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128070"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287"
}
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-M8XR-4V4Q-RRWR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:19 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:19Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-12T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-m8xr-4v4q-rrwr",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:19:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:19:04Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12833"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105436"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041809"
}
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-M928-3F5W-85QX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-03 18:32 – Updated: 2023-04-10 15:30A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
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"CVE-2023-0977"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-03T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.",
"id": "GHSA-m928-3f5w-85qx",
"modified": "2023-04-10T15:30:26Z",
"published": "2023-04-03T18:32:07Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0977"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10396"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-M92M-CHQ3-5GFQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-18 21:31 – Updated: 2025-03-18 21:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cachefiles: Fix KASAN slab-out-of-bounds in cachefiles_set_volume_xattr
Use the actual length of volume coherency data when setting the xattr to avoid the following KASAN report.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles] Write of size 4 at addr ffff888101e02af4 by task kworker/6:0/1347
CPU: 6 PID: 1347 Comm: kworker/6:0 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.18.0-rc1-nfs-fscache-netfs+ #13 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-4.fc34 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events fscache_create_volume_work [fscache] Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x5a print_report.cold+0x5e/0x5db ? __lock_text_start+0x8/0x8 ? cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles] kasan_report+0xab/0x120 ? cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles] kasan_check_range+0xf5/0x1d0 memcpy+0x39/0x60 cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles] cachefiles_acquire_volume+0x2be/0x500 [cachefiles] ? __cachefiles_free_volume+0x90/0x90 [cachefiles] fscache_create_volume_work+0x68/0x160 [fscache] process_one_work+0x3b7/0x6a0 worker_thread+0x2c4/0x650 ? process_one_work+0x6a0/0x6a0 kthread+0x16c/0x1a0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Allocated by task 1347: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 __kasan_kmalloc+0x81/0xa0 cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0x76/0x350 [cachefiles] cachefiles_acquire_volume+0x2be/0x500 [cachefiles] fscache_create_volume_work+0x68/0x160 [fscache] process_one_work+0x3b7/0x6a0 worker_thread+0x2c4/0x650 kthread+0x16c/0x1a0 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888101e02af0 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8 of size 8 The buggy address is located 4 bytes inside of 8-byte region [ffff888101e02af0, ffff888101e02af8)
The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page:00000000a2292d70 refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x101e02 flags: 0x17ffffc0000200(slab|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) raw: 0017ffffc0000200 0000000000000000 dead000000000001 ffff888100042280 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080660066 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
Memory state around the buggy address: ffff888101e02980: fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc ffff888101e02a00: 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00
ffff888101e02a80: fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 04 fc ^ ffff888101e02b00: fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc ffff888101e02b80: fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc ==================================================================
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:00:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncachefiles: Fix KASAN slab-out-of-bounds in cachefiles_set_volume_xattr\n\nUse the actual length of volume coherency data when setting the\nxattr to avoid the following KASAN report.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles]\n Write of size 4 at addr ffff888101e02af4 by task kworker/6:0/1347\n\n CPU: 6 PID: 1347 Comm: kworker/6:0 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.18.0-rc1-nfs-fscache-netfs+ #13\n Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-4.fc34 04/01/2014\n Workqueue: events fscache_create_volume_work [fscache]\n Call Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x5a\n print_report.cold+0x5e/0x5db\n ? __lock_text_start+0x8/0x8\n ? cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles]\n kasan_report+0xab/0x120\n ? cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles]\n kasan_check_range+0xf5/0x1d0\n memcpy+0x39/0x60\n cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0xa0/0x350 [cachefiles]\n cachefiles_acquire_volume+0x2be/0x500 [cachefiles]\n ? __cachefiles_free_volume+0x90/0x90 [cachefiles]\n fscache_create_volume_work+0x68/0x160 [fscache]\n process_one_work+0x3b7/0x6a0\n worker_thread+0x2c4/0x650\n ? process_one_work+0x6a0/0x6a0\n kthread+0x16c/0x1a0\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\n Allocated by task 1347:\n kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x81/0xa0\n cachefiles_set_volume_xattr+0x76/0x350 [cachefiles]\n cachefiles_acquire_volume+0x2be/0x500 [cachefiles]\n fscache_create_volume_work+0x68/0x160 [fscache]\n process_one_work+0x3b7/0x6a0\n worker_thread+0x2c4/0x650\n kthread+0x16c/0x1a0\n ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30\n\n The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888101e02af0\n which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8 of size 8\n The buggy address is located 4 bytes inside of\n 8-byte region [ffff888101e02af0, ffff888101e02af8)\n\n The buggy address belongs to the physical page:\n page:00000000a2292d70 refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x101e02\n flags: 0x17ffffc0000200(slab|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff)\n raw: 0017ffffc0000200 0000000000000000 dead000000000001 ffff888100042280\n raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080660066 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000\n page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected\n\n Memory state around the buggy address:\n ffff888101e02980: fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc\n ffff888101e02a00: 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00\n \u003effff888101e02a80: fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 04 fc\n ^\n ffff888101e02b00: fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc\n ffff888101e02b80: fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc 00 fc fc fc\n ==================================================================",
"id": "GHSA-m92m-chq3-5gfq",
"modified": "2025-03-18T21:31:59Z",
"published": "2025-03-18T21:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49062"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09a5df1b88c8f126c8ff9938edf160edd4e92f42"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b2f6c306601240635c72caa61f682e74d4591b2"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-3
Strategy: Language Selection
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer.
- Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
Mitigation MIT-4.1
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega [REF-57], and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft [REF-56]. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
Mitigation MIT-10
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking.
- D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND [REF-1334] discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Mitigation MIT-9
- Consider adhering to the following rules when allocating and managing an application's memory:
- Double check that the buffer is as large as specified.
- When using functions that accept a number of bytes to copy, such as strncpy(), be aware that if the destination buffer size is equal to the source buffer size, it may not NULL-terminate the string.
- Check buffer boundaries if accessing the buffer in a loop and make sure there is no danger of writing past the allocated space.
- If necessary, truncate all input strings to a reasonable length before passing them to the copy and concatenation functions.
Mitigation MIT-11
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Run or compile the software using features or extensions that randomly arrange the positions of a program's executable and libraries in memory. Because this makes the addresses unpredictable, it can prevent an attacker from reliably jumping to exploitable code.
- Examples include Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) [REF-58] [REF-60] and Position-Independent Executables (PIE) [REF-64]. Imported modules may be similarly realigned if their default memory addresses conflict with other modules, in a process known as "rebasing" (for Windows) and "prelinking" (for Linux) [REF-1332] using randomly generated addresses. ASLR for libraries cannot be used in conjunction with prelink since it would require relocating the libraries at run-time, defeating the whole purpose of prelinking.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-SAOR (Segment Address Offset Randomization) from D3FEND [REF-1335].
Mitigation MIT-12
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use a CPU and operating system that offers Data Execution Protection (using hardware NX or XD bits) or the equivalent techniques that simulate this feature in software, such as PaX [REF-60] [REF-61]. These techniques ensure that any instruction executed is exclusively at a memory address that is part of the code segment.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-PSEP (Process Segment Execution Prevention) from D3FEND [REF-1336].
Mitigation MIT-13
Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.