CVE-2024-44947

fuse: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 2, 2024 at 05:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate fuse_notify_store(), unlike fuse_do_readpage(), does not enable page zeroing (because it can be used to change partial page contents). So fuse_notify_store() must be more careful to fully initialize page contents (including parts of the page that are beyond end-of-file) before marking the page uptodate. The current code can leave beyond-EOF page contents uninitialized, which makes these uninitialized page contents visible to userspace via mmap(). This is an information leak, but only affects systems which do not enable init-on-alloc (via CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y or the corresponding kernel command line parameter).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.36 ≤ v < 4.19.3212.6.36 ≤ v < 5.10.2252.6.36 ≤ v < 5.15.1662.6.36 ≤ v < 5.4.2832.6.36 ≤ v < 6.1.1072.6.36 ≤ v < 6.10.72.6.36 ≤ v < 6.112.6.36 ≤ v < 6.6.484.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2835.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1665.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1075.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2256.2 ≤ v < 6.6.486.7 ≤ v < 6.10.76.11 rc16.11 rc26.11 rc3a1d75f258230b75d46aecdf28b2e732413028863
Vendor states this is fixed in 18a067240817bee8a9360539af5d79a4bf5398a5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 33168db352c7b56ae18aa55c2cae1a1c5905d30e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c0da3d163eb32f1f91891efaade027fa9b245b9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4690e2171f651e2b415e3941ce17f2f7b813aff6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 49934861514d36d0995be8e81bb3312a499d8d9a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 831433527773e665bdb635ab5783d0b95d1246f4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c78303eafbf85a728dd84d1750e89240c677dd9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac42e0f0eb66af966015ee33fd355bc6f5d80cd6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.36 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.321 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.225 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.166 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.283 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.107 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.48 (unaffected)

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18a067240817bee8a9360539af5d79a4bf5398a5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33168db352c7b56ae18aa55c2cae1a1c5905d30e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0da3d163eb32f1f91891efaade027fa9b245b9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4690e2171f651e2b415e3941ce17f2f7b813aff6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49934861514d36d0995be8e81bb3312a499d8d9a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831433527773e665bdb635ab5783d0b95d1246f4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c78303eafbf85a728dd84d1750e89240c677dd9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac42e0f0eb66af966015ee33fd355bc6f5d80cd6

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665

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