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CVE-2024-54456 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19b3ca651b4b473878c73539febe477905041442
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49fd4e34751e90e6df009b70cd0659dc839e7ca8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8830779b77f4d1206d28d02ad56a03fc0e78f7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e0eb5601d4a6c74c336e3710afe3a0348c469d

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-54456
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2025
NVD Last Modified:
02/26/2025
Source:
kernel.org