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Linux Linux — afs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0072 51.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux d2ddc776a4581d900fc3bdc7803b403daae64d88 – —
Linux 4.15 – 5.4.270
TIMELINE
Feb 19 Reserved by Linux
Apr 3 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-26736 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
afs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()
The max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters.
So increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
[DH: Actually, it's 20 + NUL, so increase it to 24 and use snprintf()]
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 19, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| April 3, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-26736 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | d2ddc776a4581d900fc3bdc7803b403daae64d88 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.15 | 5.4.270 |
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