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CVE-2024-41016MEDIUM
Linux Linux — ocfs2: strict bound check before memcmp in ocfs2_xattr_find_entry()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0025   16.3     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    cf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87 –  —
  Linux    2.6.28 –                                    4.19.323
TIMELINE
  Jul 12  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 29  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-41016 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 12, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
July 29, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-41016 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxcf1d6c763fbcb115263114302485ad17e7933d87
LinuxLinux2.6.284.19.323

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-41016 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-41016 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.