GNU C Library on Fedora getrandom out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in GNU C Library on Fedora. The affected element is the function getrandom. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-12455. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU C Library on Fedora (the affected version unknown). Affected is the function getrandom. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12455 since 12/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213240 (Fedora 41 : glibc (2024-846e191001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213240). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 213240
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : glibc (2024-846e191001)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/10/2024 🔍
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12/19/2024 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-12455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288228

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2024 07:39
Updated: 12/19/2024 12:26
Changes: 12/13/2024 07:39 (52), 12/19/2024 12:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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