7.8

CVE-2024-22705: linux linux_kernel Out-of-bounds Read

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-22705DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22705
Published 23-01-2024Last modified 05-06-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-22705 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
USN-6639-1USN-6724-1USN-6724-2USN-6725-1USN-6725-2

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel before 6.6.10. smb2_get_data_area_len in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c can cause an smb_strndup_from_utf16 out-of-bounds access because the relationship between Name data and CreateContexts data is mishandled.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-102.112
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1057.63
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.11-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 6.6.10 | 6.7:rc1 | 6.7:rc2 | 6.7:rc3 | 6.7:rc4 | 6.7:rc5 | 6.7:rc6 | 6.7:rc7

3 vendors · 106 products

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