CVE-2024-26973

MEDIUM
Published May 1, 2024 Modified May 12, 2026 CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles When fat_encode_fh_nostale() encodes file handle without a parent it stores only first 10 bytes of the file handle. However the length of the file handle must be a multiple of 4 so the file handle is actually 12 bytes long and the last two bytes remain uninitialized. This is not great at we potentially leak uninitialized information with the handle to userspace. Properly initialize the full handle length.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-908 CWE-908

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
debian debian_linux

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeee https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeee https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26973? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles When fat_encode_fh_nostale() encodes file handle without a parent it stores only first 10 bytes of the file handle. However the length of the file handle must be a multiple of 4 so the file handle is actually 12 bytes long and the last two bytes remain uninitialized. This is not great at we potentially leak uninitialized information with the handle to userspace. Properly initialize the full handle length. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-26973? +
CVE-2024-26973 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-26973? +
CVE-2024-26973 affects products from debian, linux, specifically: debian_linux, linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-26973? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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