7.8

CVE-2024-41016: ocfs2: strict bound check before memcmp in ocfs2_xattr_find_entry()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-41016DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41016
Published 29-07-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-41016 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.1% 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 63 · Related 60
DLA-4008-1DLA-4075-1DSA-5782-1SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1

Timeline

  1. 29-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: strict bound check before memcmp in ocfs2_xattr_find_entry() xattr in ocfs2 maybe 'non-indexed', which saved with additional space requested. It's better to check if the memory is out of bound before memcmp, although this possibility mainly comes from crafted poisonous images.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu131 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-208.228 | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-54.56
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1140.150 | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1023.25
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < e2b3d7a9d019d4d1a0da6c3ea64a1ff79c99c090 | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < e8f9c4af7af7e9e4cd09c0251c7936593147419f | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < 57a3d89831fcaa2cdbe024b47c7c36d5a56c3637 | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < c031d286eceb82f72f8623b7f4abd2aa491bfb5e | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < cfb926051fab19b10d1e65976211f364aa820180 | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < c726dea9d0c806d64c26fcef483b1fb9474d8c5e | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < e4ffea01adf3323c821b6f37e9577d2d400adbaa | ≥ cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87, < af77c4fc1871847b528d58b7fdafb4aa1f6a9262 | 2.6.28
  • linux_kernel< 4.19.323 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.285 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.227 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.112 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.53 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.12
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.12-1

3 vendors · 134 products

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