# CVE-2024-53101: fs: Fix uninitialized value issue in from_kuid and from_kgid

> An uninitialized value issue in the Linux kernel's OCFS2 filesystem allows attackers to potentially read sensitive memory contents via trace points.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-53101, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53101, GHSA-jj65-jvhx-4h6p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53101

## What is CVE-2024-53101?

CVE-2024-53101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Nov 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: Fix uninitialized value issue in from_kuid and from_kgid

ocfs2_setattr() uses attr->ia_mode, attr->ia_uid and attr->ia_gid in
a trace point even though ATTR_MODE, ATTR_UID and ATTR_GID aren't set.

Initialize all fields of newattrs to avoid uninitialized variables, by
checking if ATTR_MODE, ATTR_UID, ATTR_GID are initialized, otherwise 0.

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53101?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53101?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53101 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53101/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53101/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53101
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53101
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53101

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.