Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel ntfs3

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU96597

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45896

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

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 mi_enum_attr() function in fs/ntfs3/record.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://dfir.ru/2024/06/19/vulnerabilities-in-7-zip-and-ntfs3/
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.11
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.