Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-22705 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU86554
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22705
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the smb2_get_data_area_len() function in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c in Linux kernel ksmbd. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: before 6.6.10
External linkshttp://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.10
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d10c77873ba1e9e6b91905018e29e196fd5f863d
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.