n the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media Metadata added by bio_integrity_prep is using plain kmalloc, which leads to random kernel memory being written media. For PI metadata this is limited to the app tag that isn't used by kernel generated metadata, but for non-PI metadata the entire buffer leaks kernel memory. Fix this by adding the __GFP_ZERO flag to allocations for writes.
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03 Nov 2025, 22:18
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22 Aug 2024, 18:12
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| CWE | CWE-401 | |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a19655fb56f241e592041156dfb1c6d04da644 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899ee2c3829c5ac14bfc7d3c4a5846c0b709b78f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6b45ea7a8df0f61bded1dc4a8561ac6ad143d2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d418313bd8f55c079a7da12651951b489a638ac1 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc0e91ba76dc6544fff9f5b66408b1982806a00 - Patch | |
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Linux linux Kernel
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19 Aug 2024, 12:59
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Published : 2024-08-17 10:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 22:18
NVD link : CVE-2024-43854
Mitre link : CVE-2024-43854
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-43854
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Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime