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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes syzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device's x…

High CVSS 7.3
CVECVE-2024-38538
First seen2026-08-04 20:30 UTC
Disclosed2024-06-19 14:15 UTC
Last updated2026-08-04 20:30 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes syzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device's xmit path by sending a short (less than ETH_HLEN bytes) skb. To fix it check if we can actually pull that amount instead of assuming. Tested with dropwatch: drop at: br_dev_xmit+0xb93/0x12d0 [bridge] (0xffffffffc06739b3) origin: software timestamp: Mon May 13 11:31:53 2024 778214037 nsec protoco…

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Affected products

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD