CVE-2024-41015 ocfs2: add bounds checking to ocfs2_check_dir_entry()
Missing bounds checks in the OCFS2 filesystem allow memory corruption, potentially leading to system crashes or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-41015?
CVE-2024-41015 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: add bounds checking to ocfs2_check_dir_entry()
This adds sanity checks for ocfs2_dir_entry to make sure all members of ocfs2_dir_entry don't stray beyond valid memory region.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41015?
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-2024-41015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-41015, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41015, GHSA-gf92-cf44-4238, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41015.