#VU102081 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56626
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102081
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56626
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the smb2_write() function in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/164d3597d26d9acff5d5b8bc3208bdcca942dd6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/313dab082289e460391c82d855430ec8a28ddf81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cd7490fc0f268883e86e840cda5311257af69ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5797f195c67132d061d29c57a7c6d30530686f0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.5