CVE-2024-46744
kernel: Squashfs: sanity check symbolic link size
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 18, 2024
Updated · November 3, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel involving the use of uninitialized resources. When a corrupted symbolic link size read is called from the disk, it causes an uninitialized page, resulting in loss of availability of the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't 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 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access