CVE-2024-41016

kernel: ocfs2: strict bound check before memcmp in ocfs2_xattr_find_entry()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 29, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the ocfs2_xattr_find_entry() function in the Linux kernel's Oracle Cluster File System version 2 (OCFS2). This issue arose due to inadequate bounds checking before a memcmp operation, particularly when handling "non-indexed" extended attributes (xattrs) that might request additional space.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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