#VU90317 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26952

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#VU90317 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26952

Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90317
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26952
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the smb2_tree_connect(), smb2_open(), smb2_query_dir(), smb2_get_ea(), smb2_set_info_file(), smb2_set_info(), fsctl_pipe_transceive() and smb2_ioctl() functions in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c, within the smb2_get_data_area_len() function in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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