CVE-2024-47670
kernel: ocfs2: add bounds checking to ocfs2_xattr_find_entry()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 9, 2024
Updated · September 13, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the ocfs2 component of the Linux kernel. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted image. This could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access, potentially resulting in information disclosure, data corruption, or system instability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write