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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2024-50247

High
7.1/10

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Check if more than chunk-size bytes are written A incorrectly formatted chunk may decompress into more than LZNT_CHUNK_SIZE bytes and a index out of bounds will occur in s_max_off.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published