CVE-2024-41019 fs/ntfs3: Validate ff offset
A missing validation in the Linux kernel NTFS3 driver allows out-of-bounds reads, potentially leading to information disclosure or system crashes.
- 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-2024-41019?
CVE-2024-41019 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:
fs/ntfs3: Validate ff offset
This adds sanity checks for ff offset. There is a check on rt->first_free at first, but walking through by ff without any check. If the second ff is a large offset. We may encounter an out-of-bound read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41019?
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-2024-41019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-41019, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41019, GHSA-2hgj-xhjg-6c4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41019.