Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41016

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41016

Published: July 29, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94837
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-2024-41016
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Confidential Computing Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Manager
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1143-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1142-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1145-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1138-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1086-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_23-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_79-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_79-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_17-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_17-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1058-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1127-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-headers
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
dtb-allwinner
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-xilinx
dtb-lg
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
dtb-nvidia
kernel-debug
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-sprd
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1039-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1056-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-source-coco
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-syms-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug
linux-image-6.8.0-54-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-54-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-54-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-54-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1022-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1023-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability 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 ocfs2_xattr_find_entry() function in fs/ocfs2/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41016

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources