CVE-2024-49996

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-10-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points

ReparseDataLength is sum of the InodeType size and DataBuffer size. So to get DataBuffer size it is needed to subtract InodeType's size from ReparseDataLength.

Function cifs_strndup_from_utf16() is currentlly accessing buf->DataBuffer at position after the end of the buffer because it does not subtract InodeType size from the length. Fix this problem and correctly subtract variable len.

Member InodeType is present only when reparse buffer is large enough. Check for ReparseDataLength before accessing InodeType to prevent another invalid memory access.

Major and minor rdev values are present also only when reparse buffer is large enough. Check for reparse buffer size before calling reparse_mkdev().

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 21, 2024

Last Modified

June 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4075-1] linux security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4076-1] linux-6.1 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec79e6170bcae8a6036a4b6960f5e7e59a785601
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a8910af01653c1c268984855629d71fb81f404
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6db81c550cea0c73bd72ef55f579991e0e4ba07
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c173d47b69f07cd7ca08efb4e458adbd4725d8e9
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/803b3a39cb096d8718c0aebc03fd19f11c7dc919
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b222d6cb87077faf56a687a72af1951cf78c8a9
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73b078e3314d4854fd8286f3ba65c860ddd3a3dd
generic

cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cdddde39b065074fd48f07027757783cbf5b7d

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-18.18) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-1005.5) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual (6.8.0-54.56) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1020.21) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1006.8) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1022.25.2) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04b (6.11.0-1015.15) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1019.23) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1025.30) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1022.22) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1023.25) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1024.24) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips (5.15.0.1079.69) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.211.206) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt (5.15.0.1033.33) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1044.48) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime (5.15.0.1080.83) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.135.133) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (5.15.0.1076.72) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1060 (5.4.0-1060.64) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.4.0.1142.152~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.136.147~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (5.15.0.1081.90~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips (5.4.0.1145.87) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-fips (5.4.0.1142.89) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (5.4.0.1116.113) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1048.46) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-edge (5.4.0.1090.95~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.4.287osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-49996?
CVE-2024-49996 is a high vulnerability published on October 21, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix buffer overflow when parsing NFS reparse points ReparseDataLength is sum of the InodeType size and DataBuffer size. So to get DataBuffer size it is needed to subtract InodeType's size from ReparseDataLength. Function…
When was CVE-2024-49996 disclosed?
CVE-2024-49996 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 21, 2024, with the most recent update on June 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-49996 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-49996 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 74.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-49996?
CVE-2024-49996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-49996?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-49996, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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