Linux aws: copy_params
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 4.4.0-1130.136 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1130.136, 4.15.0-1176.191~14.04.1, 4.4.0-253.287~14.04.1 +83
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6724-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6725-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6724-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6725-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6739-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6740-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
copy_params in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.1 can attempt to allocate more than INT_MAX bytes, and crash, because of a missing param_kernel->data_size check. This is related to ctl_ioctl.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23851 (opens in a new tab)
- spinics.net/lists/dm-devel/msg56574.html (opens in a new tab)
- spinics.net/lists/dm-devel/msg56694.html (opens in a new tab)
- lore.kernel.org/all/PH7PR11MB576877FF72A9B2D43EAA1AEBA093A@PH7PR11MB5768.namprd11.prod.outlook.com/T/ (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6724-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6725-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-1 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23851 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6724-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6725-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6726-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6739-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6740-1 (opens in a new tab)