CVE-2024-43839
kernel: bna: adjust 'name' buf size of bna_tcb and bna_ccb structures
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 17, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel involving insufficient buffer size in the bna_tcb and bna_ccb structures. The buffer, named name, was originally 16 bytes, which was inadequate for all possible sprintf() arguments, especially when handling %s and %d specifiers. This limitation could potentially lead to buffer overflows.
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
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')