CVE-2024-40994 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 12
Latest updateSep 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ptp: fix integer overflow in max_vclocks_store
On 32bit systems, the "4 * max" multiply can overflow. Use kcalloc()
to do the allocation to prevent this.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9