#VU94237 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40955

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#VU94237 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40955

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94237
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-2024-40955
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the EXT4_ATTR_FUNC(), ext4_attr_show() and ext4_attr_store() functions in fs/ext4/sysfs.c, within the mb_avg_fragment_size_order() and ext4_mb_choose_next_group_best_avail() functions in fs/ext4/mballoc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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