Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles When fat_encode_fh_nostale() encodes file handle without a parent it stores only first 10 bytes of the file handle. However the length of the file handle must be a multiple of 4 so the file handle is actually 12 bytes long and the last two bytes remain uninitialized. This is not great at we potentially leak uninitialized information with the handle to userspace. Properly initialize the full handle length.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.10, < 4.19.312 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abbMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeeeMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549fMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57cMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abbMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6Mailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeeeMailing ListPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375Mailing ListPatch
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-26973?
CVE-2024-26973 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles When fat_encode_fh_nostale() encodes file handle without a parent it stores on...
How severe is CVE-2024-26973?
CVE-2024-26973 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-26973?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Debian Debian Linux.