Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2024-53681
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: Don't overflow subsysnqn nvmet_root_discovery_nqn_store treats the subsysnqn string like a fixed size buffer, even though it is dynamically allocated to the size of the string. Create a new string with kstrndup instead of using the old buffer.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux — versions 95409e277d8343810adf8700d29d4329828d452b, 6.9, 0
- Linux Kernel — versions 6.9, 6.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-53681?
- CVE-2024-53681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-53681?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.