CVE-2024-53681

nvmet: Don't overflow subsysnqn

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2025 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: Don't overflow subsysnqn nvmet_root_discovery_nqn_store treats the subsysnqn string like a fixed size buffer, even though it is dynamically allocated to the size of the string. Create a new string with kstrndup instead of using the old buffer.

Affected

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

6.9 ≤ v < 6.12.96.9 ≤ v < 6.136.9.1 ≤ v < 6.12.96.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc56.96.9 rc36.9 rc46.9 rc56.9 rc66.9 rc795409e277d8343810adf8700d29d4329828d452b
Vendor states this is fixed in 4db3d750ac7e894278ef1cb1c53cc7d883060496 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 86645d8d062af3fdcbdaa0a289b95de55bca827d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db3d750ac7e894278ef1cb1c53cc7d883060496
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86645d8d062af3fdcbdaa0a289b95de55bca827d

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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