CVE-2024-38659

A flaw was found in the enic driver of the Linux kernel. The enic_set_vf_port function incorrectly assumes specific lengths for certain netlink (nl) attributes, such as IFLA_PORT_PROFILE, IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID, and IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID. Due to insufficient validation of these attribute lengths, a local attacker could provide malformed input, leading to an out-of-bounds read access during memory copy operations. This could result in information disclosure or a denial of service.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.