Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2024-38623
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description:
The issue is related to the allocation of insufficient memory in the GUID structure of the fs/ntfs3 module in the Linux kernel. This could allow a remote attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The problem arises from the use of a fixed-size array instead of a variable-length array, which leads to a smatch warning in the `ntfs set label()` function. Specifically, the `uni->name` variable is too small, with a size of 20 compared to the required 256.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.