GHSA-QQCR-57GP-2JMQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-21 18:30 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix integer overflow in BLKSECDISCARD

I independently rediscovered

commit 22d24a544b0d49bbcbd61c8c0eaf77d3c9297155
block: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard()

but for secure erase.

Same problem:

uint64_t r[2] = {512, 18446744073709551104ULL};
ioctl(fd, BLKSECDISCARD, r);

will enter near infinite loop inside blkdev_issue_secure_erase():

a.out: attempt to access beyond end of device
loop0: rw=5, sector=3399043073, nr_sectors = 1024 limit=2048
bio_check_eod: 3286214 callbacks suppressed
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-49994"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-21T18:15:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nblock: fix integer overflow in BLKSECDISCARD\n\nI independently rediscovered\n\n\tcommit 22d24a544b0d49bbcbd61c8c0eaf77d3c9297155\n\tblock: fix overflow in blk_ioctl_discard()\n\nbut for secure erase.\n\nSame problem:\n\n\tuint64_t r[2] = {512, 18446744073709551104ULL};\n\tioctl(fd, BLKSECDISCARD, r);\n\nwill enter near infinite loop inside blkdev_issue_secure_erase():\n\n\ta.out: attempt to access beyond end of device\n\tloop0: rw=5, sector=3399043073, nr_sectors = 1024 limit=2048\n\tbio_check_eod: 3286214 callbacks suppressed",
  "id": "GHSA-qqcr-57gp-2jmq",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:15Z",
  "published": "2024-10-21T18:30:59Z",
  "references": [
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