# CVE-2024-53162: crypto: qat/qat\_4xxx - fix off by one in uof\_get\_name()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat/qat_4xxx - fix off by one in uof_get_name() The fw_objs[] array has "num_objs" elements so the > needs to be >= to prevent an out of bounds read.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05c9a7a5344425860202a8f3efea4d8ed2d10edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69d2845aaa080960f38761f78fd25aa856620c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700852528fc5295897d6089eea0656d67f9b9d88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475b5098043eef6e72751aadeab687992a5b63d1

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