CVE-2024-42299Improper Validation of Array Index in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 17
Latest updateJan 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Update log->page_{mask,bits} if log->page_size changed If an NTFS file system is mounted to another system with different PAGE_SIZE from the original system, log->page_size will change in log_replay(), but log->page_{mask,bits} don't change correspondingly. This will cause a panic because "u32 bytes = log->page_size - page_off" will get a negative value in the later read_log_page().

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.155.15.165+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.106-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-125.135+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxb46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b4450484adcb5fbcadd9ba0fd4485c42630f72e97da9+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.106-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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📋Vendor Advisories

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