CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability in the Linux kernel affects the SELinux module, where undefined boolean values can lead to NULL dereferences during policy evaluations. This could potentially allow unauthorized access or privilege escalation if exploited. Organizations using SELinux in their Linux environments should prioritize addressing this issue to ensure robust security posture and compliance with defined policies.
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: require every boolean value to be defined p_bools.nprim comes from the policy image independently of how many booleans follow it, and cond_index_bool() fills bool_val_to_struct[] at value - 1, so a count larger than the values present leaves NULL entries. Every user of that array then walks it by index and dereferences each entry: cond_evaluate_expr() on the access-vector path, security_get_bools() and security_get_bool_value() behind selinuxfs, and security_set_bools(). A sparse class value is absorbed by policydb_class_isvalid() and its siblings; booleans have no such predicate, and no consumer that could use one. Reject a boolean value that no boolean defines, once, where the array is built. Conforming policies define every boolean they declare and are unaffected.