Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27407
Published: July 2, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93624
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-27407
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the mi_enum_attr() function in fs/ntfs3/record.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27407
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c77398c72618101d66480b94b34fe9087ee3d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c0a95d99b1b2b5d842e5abc7ef7eed1193b60d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/652cfeb43d6b9aba5c7c4902bed7a7340df131fb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8