What is CVE-2024-41016?

CVE-2024-41016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.28 onward and patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. CVE-2024-41016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41016?

CVE-2024-41016 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41016?

Yes, CVE-2024-41016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.28 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-41016 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-41016

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: strict bound check before memcmp in ocfs2_xattr_find_entry() xattr in ocfs2 maybe 'non-indexed', which saved with additional space requested. It's better to check if the memory is out of bound before memcmp, although this possibility mainly comes from crafted poisonous images.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.28 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.112, 6.6.53, 6.10.12, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.28

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.323 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.285 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.227 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.168 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.112 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.53 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.12 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

11 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a3d89831fcaa2cdbe024b47c7c36d5a56c3637

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af77c4fc1871847b528d58b7fdafb4aa1f6a9262

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c031d286eceb82f72f8623b7f4abd2aa491bfb5e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c726dea9d0c806d64c26fcef483b1fb9474d8c5e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb926051fab19b10d1e65976211f364aa820180

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41016

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41016?

CVE-2024-41016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.28 onward and has been patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. CVE-2024-41016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41016?

CVE-2024-41016 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41016?

Yes. CVE-2024-41016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.28 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-41016 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-41016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.