CVE-2024-22705: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel before 6.6.10. smb2_get_data_area_len in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c can cause an smb_strndup_from_utf16 out-of-bounds access because the relationship between Name data and CreateContexts data is mishandled.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.6.10 (fixed in 6.6.10); version 6.7 only

Published 2024-01-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.