A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's User-Mode Linux (um) implementation was identified and resolved, where the syscall_stub_data() function incorrectly interpreted the data_count parameter as a number of bytes instead of longs. This led to an out-of-bounds read on the stack during LDT (Local Descriptor Table) setup, specifically in the init_new_ldt function. The bug was detected by KASAN, which reported a stack-out-of-bounds read of size 128. The vulnerable code path involves memory copying operations that could read beyond the intended stack buffer, potentially exposing sensitive stack data or causing a kernel panic.
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Linux kernel User-Mode Linux out-of-bounds read vulnerability during LDT setup.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Linux kernel User-Mode Linux (UM) LDT setup.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Linux kernel User-Mode Linux (UML) LDT setup handling.
An out-of-bounds read flaw in User-Mode Linux (UM) LDT setup in the Linux kernel.
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