`serde` deserialization for `FamStructWrapper` lacks bound checks that could potentially lead to out-of-bounds memory access
Summary
serde deserialization for FamStructWrapper lacks bound checks that could potentially lead to out-of-bounds memory access
Original description
The description as published by the source.
vmm-sys-util is a collection of modules that provides helpers and utilities used by multiple rust-vmm components. Starting in version 0.5.0 and prior to version 0.12.0, an issue in the FamStructWrapper::deserialize implementation provided by the crate for vmm_sys_util::fam::FamStructWrapper can lead to out of bounds memory accesses. The deserialization does not check that the length stored in the header matches the flexible array length. Mismatch in the lengths might allow out of bounds memory access through Rust-safe methods. The issue was corrected in version 0.12.0 by inserting a check that verifies the lengths of compared flexible arrays are equal for any deserialized header and aborting deserialization otherwise. Moreover, the API was changed so that header length can only be modified through Rust-unsafe code. This ensures that users cannot trigger out-of-bounds memory access from Rust-safe code.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50711 rust-vmm-sys-util Fixed in: 0.12.1-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50711 rust-vmm-sys-util
References
- advisory rustsec.org
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package crates.io
- patch github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org