Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2024-54456
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix potential buffer overflowin nfs_sysfs_link_rpc_client() name is char[64] where the size of clnt->cl_program->name remains unknown. Invoking strcat() directly will also lead to potential buffer overflow. Change them to strscpy() and strncat() to fix potential issues.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th 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 e13b549319a684dd80c4cc25e9567a5c84007e32, 6.5, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-54456?
- CVE-2024-54456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-54456?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.