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CVE-2024-40902· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 22th percentile
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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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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux 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.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.99-16.1.99-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.9.7-16.9.7-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-defaultbefore 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-ec2before 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-sourcebefore 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-symsbefore 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-tracebefore 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREkernel-xenbefore 3.0.101-108.165.13.0.101-108.165.1

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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 / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1e84c9b1838152a87cf453270a5fa75c5037e83aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux33aecc5799c93d3ee02f853cb94e201f9731f123Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4598233d9748fe4db4e13b9f473588aa25e87d69Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux480e5bc21f2c42d90c2c16045d64d824dcdd5ec7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7c55b78818cfb732680c4a72ab270cc2d2ee3d0fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb537cb2f4c4a1357479716a9c339c0bda03d873fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf0dedb5c511ed82cbaff4997a8decf2351ba549fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfc745f6e83cb650f9a5f2c864158e3a5ea76dad0Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.99-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-ec23.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-trace3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-xen3.0.101-108.165.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME COREPackage 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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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.

Finders, 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 itself
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2692775 days apartASoC: SOF: Add some bounds checking to firmware data
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2024-394807 days apartkdb: Fix buffer overflow during tab-complete
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4103917 days apartfirmware: cs_dsp: Fix overflow checking of wmfw header
    31Monitor
  • 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

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.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Fixed

c
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {  return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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