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Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-38623fs/ntfs3: Use variable length array instead of fixed size

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Use variable length array instead of fixed size Should fix smatch warning: ntfs_set_label() error: __builtin_memcpy() 'uni->name' too small (20 vs 256)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38623
Debian:13linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38623
Debian:14linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-44.44USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-44.44UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1069.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1015.16USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1072.81UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1014.16USN-7004-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1072.81.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1068.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1014.16USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1066.72UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1010.13USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1010.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1052.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-45.45~22.04.1USN-7029-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-45.45~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1012.12USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1064.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1066.71UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-44.44.1USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1USN-7008-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1064.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1013.14USN-7005-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1USN-7005-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1013.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1013.14.1USN-7005-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1028.28UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1012.12USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1012.12USN-6999-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1011.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1011.12USN-6999-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38623

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e – before a2de301d90b782ac5d7a5fe32995caaee9ab3a0f4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e – before 3839a9b19a4b70eff6b6ad70446f639f7fd5a3d74534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e – before 1fe1c9dc21ee52920629d2d9b9bd84358931a8d14534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e – before cceef44b34819c24bb6ed70dce5b524bd3e368d14534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e – before 1997cdc3e727526aa5d84b32f7cbb3f56459b7ef
Linux Linux 5.15

Weakness: CWE-129 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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