Kernel memory disclosure via short filehandle initialization
Published May 1, 2024 · Updated May 12, 2026
Information disclosure in the Linux FAT filesystem allows local users to read uninitialized kernel memory through parentless file handles. fat_encode_fh_nostale() initializes only 10 bytes when producing a 12-byte handle, leaving the final two bytes uninitialized before the handle reaches user space. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and generation of a parentless FAT file handle; the bounded result is disclosure of two uninitialized kernel bytes per affected handle.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in the Linux FAT filesystem allows local users to read uninitialized kernel memory through parentless file handles. fat_encode_fh_nostale() initializes only 10 bytes when producing a 12-byte handle, leaving the final two bytes uninitialized before the handle reaches user space. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and generation of a parentless FAT file handle; the bounded result is disclosure of two uninitialized kernel bytes per affected handle.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26973
- Published
- May 1, 2024
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
- Classifications
- CWE-908, CWE-457
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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