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CVE-2024-36958MEDIUM
Linux Linux — NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0050   40.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    83ab8678ad0c6f27594c716cafe59c8bbd5e49ef –  —
  Linux    6.7 –                                       6.8.10
TIMELINE
  May 30  Reserved by Linux
  May 30  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-36958 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher Ensure that args.acl is initialized early. It is used in an unconditional call to kfree() on the way out of nfsd4_encode_fattr4().

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 30, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 30, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-36958 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux83ab8678ad0c6f27594c716cafe59c8bbd5e49ef
LinuxLinux6.76.8.10

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-36958 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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