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CVE-2024-41059

kernel: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

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

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 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-457 · Use of Uninitialized Variable