CVE-2024-41059 — Use of Uninitialized Resource in Linux

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized ResourceCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation56 documents7 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name [syzbot reported] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sized_strscpy+0xc4/0x160 sized_strscpy+0xc4/0x160 copy_name+0x2af/0x320 fs/hfsplus/xattr.c:411 hfsplus_listxattr+0x11e9/0x1a50 fs/hfsplus/xattr.c:750 vfs_listxattr fs/xattr.c:493 [inline] listxattr+0x1f3/0x6b0 fs/xattr.c:840 path_listxattr fs/xattr.c:864 [inline] __do_sys_listxattr fs/xattr.c:876 [inline] __se_sys_listxattr fs/xattr.c:873 [inl…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.20 — 5.4.281+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.223-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-200.220+4
▶CVEListV5linux/linux017f8da43e92ddd9989884720b694a512e09ccce — 72805debec8f7aa342da194fe0ed7bc8febea335+8
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.106-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

27
OSV
linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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OSV
linux-gkeop vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities↗2024-12-10
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OSV
linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-12-09
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2024-11-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

28
CISA ICS
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS↗2025-08-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-12-10
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-09
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