CVE-2024-10397 Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses

What is CVE-2024-10397?

CVE-2024-10397 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10397?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openafs Openafs.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10397?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-10397 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS

• CVE-2009-1251 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-10394 Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs High 8.4
• CVE-2019-18601 Denial of service in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2011-0430 Use after free in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2007-1507 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10397, GHSA-wfh7-4g7r-cxxq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10397.