# CVE-2024-40994: ptp: fix integer overflow in max\_vclocks\_store

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: fix integer overflow in max_vclocks_store On 32bit systems, the "4 * max" multiply can overflow. Use kcalloc() to do the allocation to prevent this.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b03da87d0b7074c93d9662c6e1a8939f9b8b86e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50d62d5e6ee6aa03c00bddb91745d0b632d3b0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/666e934d749e50a37f3796caaf843a605f115b6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1fccfb4638ee6188377867f6015d0ce35764a8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d23d2a24012e448f651e007fac2cfd20a45ce0

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