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.
History

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title NFS: Fix potential buffer overflowin nfs_sysfs_link_rpc_client()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-03T13:06:46.447Z

Reserved: 2025-02-27T02:16:34.098Z

Link: CVE-2024-54456

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-02-27T03:15:10.667

Modified: 2025-02-27T03:15:10.667

Link: CVE-2024-54456

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-54456 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:45:14Z