CVE-2024-41059
kernel: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 29, 2024
Updated · October 21, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel HFS listxattr path. copy_name() uses a name that was not initialized after allocation. A local user who can list attributes on an HFS volume can leak kernel memory or crash the kernel.
Statement
Following issue marked as moderate with "not affected or will not fix" for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as it is not vulnerable to this CVE. This is because the CVE does not impact the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in Red Hat's distributions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE-457 · Use of Uninitialized Variable