Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tools/rtla: Fix clang warning about mount_point var size
clang is reporting this warning:
$ make HOSTCC=clang CC=clang LLVM_IAS=1
[...]
clang -O -g -DVERSION=\"6.8.0-rc3\" -flto=auto -fexceptions
-fstack-protector-strong -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
-fstack-clash-protection -Wall -Werror=format-security
-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS
$(pkg-config --cflags libtracefs) -c -o src/utils.o src/utils.c
src/utils.c:548:66: warning: 'fscanf' may overflow; destination buffer in argument 3 has size 1024, but the corresponding specifier may require size 1025 [-Wfortify-source]
548 | while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(MAX_PATH) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n", mount_point, type) == 2) {
| ^
Increase mount_point variable size to MAX_PATH+1 to avoid the overflow.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 | 6.6.18 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.7.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.7.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1 | USN-6900-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.24 | USN-6895-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1027.28 | USN-6895-4 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +23 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2002.2 | — |
Advisories 7
- USN-6895-3 linux-aws-6.5, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5, linux-oracle-6.5, linux-starfive-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6900-1 linux-hwe-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-2 linux-azure-6.5, linux-gcp-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-nvidia-6.5, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-4 linux-oem-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0913 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 31, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0612 IBM Security Guardium: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 20, 2025