SB2024060883 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel fat
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024060883
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26973)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the fat_encode_fh_nostale() function in fs/fat/nfs.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.312
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.154
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.84
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3