CVE-2024-42257Public exploit

Kernel warning via unterminated ext4 volume label

Published Aug 8, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

Out-of-bounds read in Linux 6.10 allows local users to trigger a kernel warning through a crafted ext4 volume label. The ext4_ioctl_getlabel function passes the fixed-width s_volume_name field to strscpy_pad even though the field need not contain a NUL terminator, so fortified string handling reads beyond the 16-byte field and raises a warning. A local user must invoke the filesystem-label read on a mounted ext4 filesystem with a full-length label; the warning becomes a kernel panic only when panic_on_warn is enabled.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Linux 6.10 allows local users to trigger a kernel warning through a crafted ext4 volume label. The ext4_ioctl_getlabel function passes the fixed-width s_volume_name field to strscpy_pad even though the field need not contain a NUL terminator, so fortified string handling reads beyond the 16-byte field and raises a warning. A local user must invoke the filesystem-label read on a mounted ext4 filesystem with a full-length label; the warning becomes a kernel panic only when panic_on_warn is enabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42257
Published
Aug 8, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.10
  2. Affected versionversion=744a56389f7398f286231e062c2e63f0de01bcc6 <4378be89ddb7de88d984b67ecfd6191686c42817
  3. Affected versionversion=744a56389f7398f286231e062c2e63f0de01bcc6 <be27cd64461c45a6088a91a04eba5cd44e1767ef

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=6.10; version=744a56389f7398f286231e062c2e63f0de01bcc6 <4378be89ddb7de88d984b67ecfd6191686c42817; version=744a56389f7398f286231e062c2e63f0de01bcc6 <be27cd64461c45a6088a91a04eba5cd44e1767ef

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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