jfs: xattr: fix buffer overflow for invalid xattr
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: xattr: fix buffer overflow for invalid xattr When an xattr size is not what is expected, it is printed out to the kernel log in hex format as a form of debugging. But when that xattr size is bigger than the expected size, printing it out can cause an access off the end of the buffer. Fix this all up by properly restricting the size of the debug hex dump in the kernel log.
- Published
- Jul 12, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 22th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.8
- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernelbefore 4.19.317
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.279
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.221
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.162
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.95
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.35
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.9.6
- linux linux kernel6.10
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 2.6.12affected
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before f0dedb5c511ed82cbaff4997a8decf2351ba549faffected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before 1e84c9b1838152a87cf453270a5fa75c5037e83aaffected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before fc745f6e83cb650f9a5f2c864158e3a5ea76dad0affected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before 480e5bc21f2c42d90c2c16045d64d824dcdd5ec7affected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before 33aecc5799c93d3ee02f853cb94e201f9731f123affected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before 4598233d9748fe4db4e13b9f473588aa25e87d69affected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before b537cb2f4c4a1357479716a9c339c0bda03d873faffected · git
- 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and later · before 7c55b78818cfb732680c4a72ab270cc2d2ee3d0faffected · git
- before 2.6.12not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.99-1 | 6.1.99-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.9.7-1 | 6.9.7-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-ec2 | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-syms | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-trace | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-xen | before 3.0.101-108.165.1 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 1e84c9b1838152a87cf453270a5fa75c5037e83a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 33aecc5799c93d3ee02f853cb94e201f9731f123 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4598233d9748fe4db4e13b9f473588aa25e87d69 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 480e5bc21f2c42d90c2c16045d64d824dcdd5ec7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 7c55b78818cfb732680c4a72ab270cc2d2ee3d0f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b537cb2f4c4a1357479716a9c339c0bda03d873f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f0dedb5c511ed82cbaff4997a8decf2351ba549f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | fc745f6e83cb650f9a5f2c864158e3a5ea76dad0 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.99-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-ec2 | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-trace | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-xen | 3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-44466287 days apartAn issue was discovered in net/ceph/messenger_v2.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.5.49Plan
- CVE-2023-5273552 days apartbpf, sockmap: Don't let sock_map_{close,destroy,unhash} call itself36Monitor
- CVE-2024-2692775 days apartASoC: SOF: Add some bounds checking to firmware data33Monitor
- CVE-2024-394807 days apartkdb: Fix buffer overflow during tab-complete31Monitor
- CVE-2024-4103917 days apartfirmware: cs_dsp: Fix overflow checking of wmfw header31Monitor
- CVE-2024-3929118 days apartdrm/amdgpu: Fix buffer size in gfx_v9_4_3_init_ cp_compute_microcode() and rlc_microcode()31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e84c9b1838152a87cf453270a5fa75c5037e83a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33aecc5799c93d3ee02f853cb94e201f9731f123
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4598233d9748fe4db4e13b9f473588aa25e87d69
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/480e5bc21f2c42d90c2c16045d64d824dcdd5ec7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c55b78818cfb732680c4a72ab270cc2d2ee3d0f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b537cb2f4c4a1357479716a9c339c0bda03d873f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0dedb5c511ed82cbaff4997a8decf2351ba549f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc745f6e83cb650f9a5f2c864158e3a5ea76dad0
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.