Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42257
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: use memtostr_pad() for s_volume_name As with the other strings in struct ext4_super_block, s_volume_name is not NUL terminated. The other strings were marked in commit 072ebb3bffe6 ("ext4: add nonstring annotations to ext4.h"). Using strscpy() isn't the right replacement for strncpy(); it should use memtostr_pad() instead.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th 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 — versions 744a56389f7398f286231e062c2e63f0de01bcc6, 6.10, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42257?
- CVE-2024-42257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42257?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-42257 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.