What is CVE-2024-22705?

CVE-2024-22705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-22705?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel

CVE-2024-22705

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel before 6.6.10. smb2_get_data_area_len in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c can cause an smb_strndup_from_utf16 out-of-bounds access because the relationship between Name data and CreateContexts data is mishandled.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22705?: CVE-2024-22705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-22705?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.