#VU90322 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26936
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90322
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-2024-26936
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
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 smb2_allocate_rsp_buf() function in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ff9d7d223c5c19cb4334009e4c0c83a2f4d674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c20b242d4fed73a93591e48bfd9772e2322fb11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c27a64a2bc47d9bfc7c3cf8be14be53b1ee7cb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17cf0c2794bdb6f39671265aa18aea5c22ee8c4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3d0bf1d0c62b539d54c5b9108a845cff619b99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159