CVE-2024-54456

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix potential buffer overflowin nfs_sysfs_link_rpc_client() name is char[64] where the size of clnt->cl_program->name remains unknown. Invoking strcat() directly will also lead to potential buffer overflow. Change them to strscpy() and strncat() to fix potential issues.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 27, 2025
First seenFeb 27, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.6.79, 6.12.16, 6.13.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.5 ≤ v < 6.6.79, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.16, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.46.6.79, 6.12.16, 6.13.4

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